Most of my life I have been in and out of Optometrist’s office for my nearsightedness. I was no stranger to the different tests that occur in most offices like color, acuity, depth, and visual field. I attended at a university in California where I majored in health science. This was where I took classes like: anatomy, physiology and biochemistry where the eyes were talked about but never in depth. I have also worked in the emergency room at hospitals where patients would come in with a variety of issues but vision never seemed to be a common issue.
Like most people, I believed that vision is a simple thing. Either you see or you don’t. If you don’t see well or at all that just means that your eyes aren’t working. This belief quickly changed when I began to work for Dr. Ho here at Ho Vision Group.

Vision is Multi-Dimensional and Complex!

Vision is much multi-dimensional. The reason that someone could be experiencing visual issues could be due to a variety of reasons, not just improper eye function. In my short time here, I have learned:
  • Vision impairment can be due brain injuries as well as eyes
  • How stroke can not only lead to motor function impairment of the body but also visual field loss
  • There are many different exclusive eye disorders like strabismus and amblyopia, just two name two, not just eye disease.
  • How a concussion which is an injury that most don’t think of as a serious can cause visual, vestibular and neurological issues that a person may still be dealing with long after the initial head injury.
Watching Dr. Ho perform vision rehabilitation for patients has also been an eye-opening experience. Seeing how eye and vestibular exercises can help open up a person’s field of vision or help make someone feel more grounded has been wildly fascinating. The biggest thing I have come away with so far from working here has been the overwhelming expression of gratitude and appreciation patients have for Dr. Ho because of the improvements both visually and in quality of life.
Even if the progress or improvement is miniscule the little relief can help a patient feel much better. Watching our patients progress and improve through hard work and commitment has been soul fulfilling. Not only do our patients feel lucky to have us, but we feel lucky to have them for allowing us to try help them on their visual journey. The following was a guest post by our newest tech Josh.