Performance

Did you know that how well your eyes track and work together can determine your reading speed and retention? We look at what your eyes are actually doing while you’re reading to find areas for improvement. It’s like an upgrade to the software that controls your vision. This can give you improved reading speed, comprehension and ability to sustain attention.

The reader on the left has inaccurate eye movements and the reader on the right has accurate eye movements.

Who do you think will finish their work first?

Would you have trouble understanding what was on the page if someone read it out loud to you in the same order her eyes tracked?

The amount of time spent on a computer screen could be leaving you more fatigued and less productive. The human body is not equipped to spend hours working at the distance of a computer screen. Blue filters are pushed by marketing, but little thought is given to the actual root of the problem. Addressing how your eyes are functioning while you’re working at your computer will reduce fatigue, headaches and strain while improving your performance.

Does your job involve a lot of driving (or flying) ? You could be losing focus and suffering from fatigue because it takes too much energy for your vision to stay on task. Often the glasses prescribed for you to see clearly are part of the problem, or it could be how your brain is controlling your eyes. By making your vision more efficient, you can stay focused longer, improving your work and safety.

Are your glasses part of the problem? Even ‘computer glasses’ or ‘office glasses’ are often prescribed just for clarity. Wearing progressive lenses at the computer can make matters even worse.

Either your eyes are straining, or you unconsciously tilt your head backwards creating strain on your neck. Our patients have found that by using advanced prescribing techniques, they have seen reduced headaches, migraines, dizziness, and have more energy at the end of a work day.

Success in sports demands more than 20/20

No one has developed the ultimate visual process. However, many have developed exceptional visual abilities beyond the normal range.

Elite athletes are excellent examples. Sports superstars will frequently report that the ball seems to “look larger” or “move slower.” This happens because their neurovisual process derives meaning from the environment so rapidly and efficiently that events seem to unfold in slow motion.

Many athletes don’t even realize that their vision isn’t functioning at it’s highest level. They pass the regular vision screenings, but aren’t reaching their true potential because their functional vision is holding them back.

In this New York Times report, Vision Training to Boost Sports Performance, the difference between winning and losing often comes down to your ability to process and react to the visual cues around you. In most cases, this takes mere fractions of a second.

Seeing clearly is only a small part of what makes up our vision. In fact, there are 17 different visual skills necessary for accurate visual function – including how our eyes work together, how accurate and efficient movements are, and how incoming visual information is processed.

We are not born with these visual skills in place; they are learned and developed over time.

Neurovisual training or vision therapy builds on all of these skills and has proven to help people improve reading speed, comprehension, and hand-eye coordination.