Convergence insufficiency is a common eye condition that can affect your eyes’ ability to work together up close, making it harder to focus and see clearly. For young children, this condition can be easily confused with ADHD, which can affect focus and behavior—leading to struggles in school. While confusion between these conditions is normal, convergence […]
If you’ve ever felt a gritty, burning, or sandy sensation between your eyelid and the surface of your eye, you may have experienced dry eye syndrome. This common optical condition can cause feelings of irritation and discomfort and affects millions of people, leading to questions about how to treat it—like the use of specialty contact […]
Cataracts and glaucoma are both eye conditions that can lead to vision loss, but they have distinct differences in symptoms, causes, and treatments. Cataracts involve the clouding of the eye’s lens, while glaucoma is typically caused by damage to the optic nerve that is often related to increased eye pressure. Gaining a deeper understanding of […]
Clear vision is essential for all aspects of a child’s life. It’s involved with learning, extracurricular activities, and everything else they do on a day-to-day basis. But their vision isn’t always perfect—sometimes, challenges with their visual skills may develop, such as crossed eyes or double vision. This is when vision therapy becomes an excellent potential […]
Doctors of Optometry – “Seeing to Win: The Impact Your Vision Has on Sports” June 23, 2021 Dr. Will Ferguson discusses with Dr. Bateman how vision skills and eye safety can be enhanced for all kinds of sports. Hosted by Dr. Andrew Bateman and Dr. Will Ferguson. Most sports require specific vision skills, and training […]
September 29, 2021 Adults often don’t know when a child can’t see. Hosted by Dr. Andrew Bateman, Dr. Kristin Reed and Neil. Adults often don’t know when a child can’t see. In this episode, Dr. Kristin Reed and Neil Powell share the work of the NE Foundation for Children’s Vision in helping to create […]
What Is the OptiLight by Lumenis & How Can It Manage Your Dry Eye? Dry eye disease is a widespread and common issue for up to 49 million Americans. This chronic condition can have a significant impact on your quality of life, causing a foreign body sensation in your eyes, pain, blurry vision, and dry […]
Teachers may give kids tips and tricks to remember like, “If you hold up your left hand your first finger and thumb make an L.” However, if the child has difficulty imagining this, remembering what an L looks like, or even knowing which side the bottom line of the L is on, they will still […]
“20/20” simply means that the person can identify a certain sized target at 20 feet that a “normal” person could identify at 20 feet. This is what we call visual acuity or EYESIGHT. An eye chart, usually with various letters or pictures for kids, is used to determine this number. Eyesight is something that takes […]
Many people are unfamiliar with what vision therapy is and wonder if it is a ‘new fad.’ The reality is, vision therapy has been an effective clinical treatment administered by optometrists for over 50 years. The problem was that 50 years ago science knew ‘the truth’ about the visual system – it wasn’t changeable after […]
Vision therapy is an effective, non-surgical, doctor-supervised treatment that retrains the brain and eyes to work together more efficiently. Rather than compensate for vision problems, vision therapy aims to treat and correct the visual system itself.
Discover how we can help you or your child overcome vision problems such as strabismus and amblyopia, and build a greater sense of confidence. Take our vision therapy quiz today!
What do you want for Christmas? Too soon a question? Not for Aeric, he already knows he wants BOOKS! Thank you, Dr. Annette Astuto, for your referral that allowed us to help Aeric succeed.
Rowan is playing ball at the top of his game thanks to his work in vision therapy. Dr. Toelle, we thank you for your referral! His parents are now believers that vision therapy works!
He got his Scleral Contact Lenses! Have you been told you can never wear contact lenses? James found out that is not always true, and he has a great story to tell you about his journey into scleral contact lenses.
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