A School Vision Screening is Not a Substitute for a Comprehensive Eye Exam A school vision screening, while a highly useful tool in schools, is limited and designed only to check your child’s distance vision. It can tell you how well your child can read a chart that is 20 feet away and it may […]
9 Warning Signs Your Child May Have a Vision Problem
Ruchika Ranasinghe, MD of Sunrise Children’s Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada has some great insights as to how vision affects learning. Our passion at Heartland Eye Consultants is to maximize people’s visual ability to optimize their performance in daily life. For children, daily life means learning in the classroom. Learning in the classroom means heavy […]
Sue Barry Gains 3D Vision at Age 48
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 […]
Stephen Curry’s Sports Vision Training
For an athlete to perform at their best, they must consider optimizing many variables. Hydration, nutrition, sleep, conditioning, strength, agility, just to name a few. One factor that should not be ignored is vision. Athletes rely on vision to lead the execution of body movements. Think how hard it would be to hit a baseball […]
Spring Time Eye Care in Nebraska
When Do I Need to Replace my Pipes? As a homeowner, it is important to know the signs and signals that the pipes in your home need replacing. The pipes in your house are used every day and also hidden from view so they are easy to overlook and forget about. Though out of view, pipes […]
CNN Reports on Concussion Recovery
CNN reports on a new study from the journal of Pediatrics that suggests that recovery from a brain injury or concussion can take anywhere from days to weeks to years depending on the age of the injured and the severity of the concussion. In conjunction with other symptoms such as headaches, blurred vision and dizziness, […]
Visual Development in Infancy
Big thanks to Dr. Ben Winters for sharing this video about visual development in infants. […]
What Is OptiLight and How Does It Help Manage Dry Eyes?
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 or watery eyes. Untreated, it can even lead to further eye health complications. Despite […]
How Long Does IPL Treatment for Dry Eyes Last?
Dry eyes can be uncomfortable, even exhausting, to deal with. Thankfully, with technology like intense pulsed light (IPL), you don’t need to deal with daily discomfort. This treatment can help provide long-term relief, but you may wonder how long its results last. IPL treatment results can last several months, depending on the severity of your […]
Benefits of Vision Therapy for Convergence Insufficiency, Amblyopia, Strabismus, & More
Vision therapy is a type of physical therapy focusing on the eyes and the visual system. It’s a non-surgical program effective in addressing a wide range of vision problems, including convergence insufficiency, amblyopia, strabismus, and others. Vision is more than seeing 20/20 on an eye chart, and a vision problem can impact your daily life […]
