Our eyes are one of our most important features, allowing us to see and perceive the world around us. But what many people might not recognize is how directly our vision is linked to our ability to learn. As a result, vision problems can significantly impact a child’s learning potential, making it difficult to read, […]
Waking Up with Dry Eyes: Causes and Solutions
Waking up with dry eyes can be a frustrating experience. Understanding the cause and potential solutions to this problem can help you find much-needed relief and avoid dry eye complications. There are a variety of potential dry eye causes, including environmental factors, computer vision syndrome, long-term contact lens usage, and certain medications. If you’re waking […]
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When Is It Too Late to Treat a Lazy Eye?
For decades, the leading thought was that only children under the age of 10 would respond well to treatment for lazy eye. Experts believed that lazy eye couldn’t be treated unless optometrists, doctors, or parents identified it in elementary school. But now, treatment options are more available. The window for intervention is growing, and optometrists […]
Why Do Babies Cross Their Eyes?
Certain eye conditions can occur in babies in the first few months of their life. Crossed eyes (clinically known as strabismus) is a typical condition in newborns. When looking at your baby, you may notice that one eye looks right at you but the other wanders in a different direction. There’s usually no need for […]
What Happens If You Don’t Treat Dry Eye?
Dry eye is a common condition that typically requires treatment to improve comfort. Depending on the severity of your condition, your eye doctor may recommend at-home or in-office treatments. While you can relieve dry eyes, what happens if you avoid treating them? Continue reading to learn more about dry eyes, what causes them, and what […]
How Long Does Vision Therapy Take?
Seeing Results When most people think of healthy vision, they might consider 20/20 vision a high standard. While seeing distances clearly is helpful, reading letters off a wall is not the only way we use our eyes. Every day we rely on various visual skills, such as depth perception or spatial learning. Vision therapy can […]
Presbyopia (Aging Eyes & Vision)
As adults age, they develop an eye condition known as presbyopia, which affects one’s ability to clearly see items only a short distance away. No one is exempt from the condition, and it affects all adults at some point after they reach the age of 40 – 45. Adults can have trouble reading small print […]
Myopia (Nearsightedness)
Those who suffer from a condition known as myopia, or nearsightedness, generally have little trouble focusing on items up close, but they struggle to clearly see things that are at more of a distance. Many people with myopia are diagnosed during early adolescence as part of a thorough eye exam, and they often view far-away […]
Hyperopia (Farsightedness)
Those who experience headaches, eye strain or eye fatigue, particularly when attempting to focus on close-up objects, may be suffering from a condition known as hyperopia, or farsightedness. Hyperopia occurs when the pupil is unable to bend or redirect light that enters it as intended. Hyperopia sufferers are generally able to see far away objects […]
Astigmatism
Those suffering from headaches, blurred vision, eye strain or eye fatigue may find that they are experiencing astigmatism, a condition involving an irregularly shaped cornea that develops when light fails to focus appropriately on the retina. A common symptom among astigmatism sufferers is an inability to view objects clearly at a variety of distances and […]