The meibomian gland in your eye produces oils for your tears. But sometimes these glands can become blocked and can’t do their job anymore. This is often due to age, hormonal changes, diet, environment, or poor hygiene around your eyes. […]
The current understanding is that light sensitivity from dry eye disease can be caused by inflammation of the trigeminal nerve near the cornea or an irregular eye surface from a lack of tears that causes light to scatter when entering your eyes. […]
Dry eye disease can cause blurry vision, eye fatigue, burning sensations, watery eyes, light sensitivity, and even difficulty driving at night. […]
But in between eye exams, it’s essential to pay attention to any new symptom development. For example, early signs and symptoms of macular degeneration include blurry vision, trouble seeing in dim lights, and faded-looking colors. […]
What’s causing your blurry vision and headaches? You might be dealing with an eye condition or a vision problem. Double vision, crossed eyes, or convergence insufficiency can all lead to blurry vision, making your day a lot harder than it should be.
The good news is that there’s a solution available—vision therapy. This personalized treatment plan is designed to improve and strengthen your visual skills. But it does more than address the symptoms—it tackles the underlying issues for lasting results. […]
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 […]
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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