What is myopia? Myopia is nearsightedness and can see well at near but need a prescription to see well at a distance. The number of patients diagnosed with myopia is increasing at an alarming rate and the World Health Organization predicts that by 2050, 50% of the world’s population will be myopic. One of the […]
Dr. Tucker has the following tips for proper contact lens wear: 1. Throw away your contact lens at the time appropriate time. For example, if you have daily contact lenses, it is important to throw them away at night. The countdown for when it needs to be thrown away starts when you open the sealed […]
Join Dr. Voss as she discusses the best things we can do to make sure our eyes are healthy. Here are 3 things she recommends: 1. Eat well – Our eyes require nutrition to function properly so eating fruits and vegetables is super important. 2. Exercise – Increasing your heart rate during exercise is good […]
Jonathan Cruz, Director of Sports Vision Training at Xtreme Vision, discusses accommodation and why that visual skill is important to athletes. Accommodation is the eye’s ability to shift focus from objects at different distances. The sports vision trainers at Xtreme Vision Sports Training have state-of-the-art technology to help both amateur and professional athletes improve sports […]
Digital device usage is at an all-time high for older children and young adults due to virtual learning combined with social media use. In today’s vlog, Dr. Voss discusses how this can affect your eye’s focusing skill. For example, after you have been on the computer for a while, and you look up at something […]
Dr. Kazmi explains why a certain type of eye mask is good for your eyes. This special eye mask, also known as a warm compress, is good for preventing dry eye symptoms and giving your eyes a chance to relax after long hours on a computer screen. This warm compress can be placed in the […]
Dr. Moore recommends different fun, inexpensive activities for children to do during downtime. Each of the following activities is also good for eye health too: 1. Legos & Blocks 2. Puzzles 3. Mazes 4. Where’s Waldo? 5. Eye Spy Books 6. Spotted Game 7. Play-Doh For information about Vision Therapy, visit: https://www.visionlearningcenter.com/. To learning more […]
Dr. Voss teaches our viewers retinal anatomy and how our eyes work to filter out different light that can be harmful to your eyes. Blue light can cause eye strain which is why students doing virtual learning might be noticing issues with their eyes during this time. The great thing about our eyes is they […]
Jonathan Cruz, Director of Sports Vision Training at Xtreme Vision, discusses peripheral awareness and why that visual skill is important to athletes. Peripheral awareness is the ability to see objects and moving targets that are not in your central line of vision. This is an important visual skill for athletes to have because they need […]
Today Dr. Voss discusses convergence insufficiency and how it impacts students. Convergence insufficiency is an eye condition that affects 10-15% of people and worsened when using digital devices. It is a condition where the eyes easily get fatigued and lose their alignment when doing up close work. Symptoms can include fatigue with reading, eye strain, […]
