Vision is the most dominant of all the senses. 80% or more of all information we acquire is through sight, and 90% of our brain function is spent processing tasks related to vision. Yet, a standard vision exam lacks the ability to assess vision beyond static acuity. Better Dynamic Vision Can…
According to the National Eye Institute, two out of every three people living with blindness or vision problems are women. Women are at higher risk for certain eye diseases and conditions (data from The Future of Vision: Forecasting the Prevalence and Costs of Vision Problems study). Prevent Blindness has declared…
Development of myopia in children Myopia is becoming a serious problem in more and more countries. Studies predict that, by the year2050, nearly 50 percent of the world's population could be shortsighted. Early myopia can lead to the emergence of progressive myopia, a severe form of nearsightedness: after the onset,…
Nearsightedness (myopia) is a common vision condition in which you can see objects near to you clearly, but objects farther away are blurry. It occurs when the shape of your eye causes light rays to bend (refract) incorrectly, focusing images in front of your retina instead of on your retina.…
The last school reports are on their way Could he/she be suffering with as Visual Processing Disorder? If your child is struggling to learn to read, reads at a slower rate than classmates, has difficulty with comprehension, this post is for you. Your child may be struggling with Visual Processing…
It is said that up to 80% of blindness is avoidable through prevention or treatment. As part of Eye Care Awareness Month people are encouraged to have an annual eye exam. Here are 5 reasons why routine eye tests are important: Detect health problems Your eyes are not only the…
World Sight Day is the most important advocacy and communications event on the eye health calendar. It is a great time to engage with the world around us – a patient’s family, those who seldom get an eye exam, diabetics. We have the data and evidence. We also have projections…