Vision screenings are not meant to be a comprehensive eye exam. Many just check to see if you can read a certain letter size at a certain distance then grant you the PASS and tell you that your vision is fine. But vision is so much more than sight… Vision guides movement whether it is… Continue reading Why Vision Screenings Are Not Enough
Category: Pediatrics
Beyond 20/20: What Is Normal Vision?
Everyone with what we term as “normal vision”, associates vision in terms of how good we can see and read. 20/20 is what most people think is normal or good vision; however, vision is more than being able to read letters and words. Vision is how we perceive things in our surroundings and space, it… Continue reading Beyond 20/20: What Is Normal Vision?
Primitive Reflexes
Primitive reflexes are involuntary responses to stimuli that helps infants grow and develop safely in their world outside of the womb. These responses are developed in the central nervous system to protect the infant, and as the child develops, these reflexes are designed to become integrated when the frontal lobes of the brain develops. Not… Continue reading Primitive Reflexes
Vision and Learning Seminar
Dr. Ho will be talking about “Vision and Learning” @ Therapy In A Bin two Tuesdays from now on 9/19/2017 @ 6:30pm. Experts say that roughly 80 percent of what a child learns in school is information that is presented visually. So good vision is essential for students of all ages to reach their full academic… Continue reading Vision and Learning Seminar
Visual Perception: The Visual Challenges of Reading – Part 2
Visual perception skills, such as spatial relations and figure-ground, are a necessary foundation for reading. On the most basic level, one must be able to differentiate words, letters, and punctuation marks. Developmental research has demonstrated that first grade students’ failures in visual perception directly affects their reading and writing skills. In contrast those with strong… Continue reading Visual Perception: The Visual Challenges of Reading – Part 2
The Visual Challenges of Reading – Part 1
Reading is an incredibly complex skill. Comprehension of written material is a result of coordinated eye movements, recognition of letter, numbers, or forms, and memory retrieval of existing facts, logic, vocabulary, and much more. Eye movements important for reading include: Fixation – The ability to keep the visual image still despite body and head movements. Our… Continue reading The Visual Challenges of Reading – Part 1
Through Rose-Colored Glasses… The importance of Contrast Sensitivity
Decreases in contrast sensitivity and altered color perception can occur as a result from many eye conditions, such as glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, cataracts, and macular degeneration to name a few, as well as some congenital eye diseases. Contrast sensitivity plays an important role in helping distinguish an object from its background. How Contrast Sensitivity Impacts… Continue reading Through Rose-Colored Glasses… The importance of Contrast Sensitivity
What Is Lazy Eye?
Lazy eye, or amblyopia, refers to vision loss due to the eye and brain not properly working together despite having a physically normal and healthy eye. Lazy eye can happen to one or both eyes. The most common causes of lazy eye include: an imbalance in uncorrected prescription between the eyes which leads the brain… Continue reading What Is Lazy Eye?
Vision and Sight are Not the Same
As a newbie in a Neuro-Optometric Physicians’ office I was asked to comment on “What Does Vision Mean To You”. As most people do, I understand an optometrist to be someone who determines if a person needs glasses. If they do need glasses, the optometrist will determine the prescription needed by the patient. The end… Continue reading Vision and Sight are Not the Same
Binocular Vision Dysfunction
Today we will be featuring a guest blog post from our clinical co-ordinator Lisa who will go over the most common terms associated with binocular vision dysfunction. There is a difference between sight and vision. Sight is the ability to see clearly at any distance. Vision is the ability to process what you see and use… Continue reading Binocular Vision Dysfunction