Eye Health

There is more to healthy eyes than just good sight. A myriad of conditions that affect your eyes and in some cases your overall health can be detected and treated as a result of frequent eye examinations. Common eye disorders including cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration and others can be caught in early stages as a result of regular examination. Anything from dry, red, itchy and uncomfortable eyes to “pink eye” and its many variations, to disorders that can threaten sight can be caught and managed by your eye doctor. General health problems including diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease, multiple-sclerosis, auto-immune and some arthritic conditions and many other conditions can weigh heavily on your eyes and in some cases cause serious vision problems. Your primary eye care physician can detect and manage many of these problems.

Follow the links below for more information on some of the more common specific conditions.



Pediatrics

Children with uncorrected vision conditions or eye health problems face many barriers in life ... academically ... socially ... and athletically. High-quality eye care can break down these barriers and help enable your children to reach their highest potential.

Vision doesn't just happen. A child's brain learns how to use eyes to see, just like it learns how to use legs to walk or a mouth to form words. The longer a vision problem goes undiagnosed and untreated, the more a child's brain learns to accommodate the vision problem.

That's why a comprehensive eye examination is so important for children. Early detection and treatment provide the very best opportunity to correct vision problems, so your child can learn to see clearly.

Eighty percent of all learning is performed through vision. Make sure your child has the best possible tools to learn successfully.


Vision Therapy

Individuals who have symptoms such as headaches, fatigue, eye strain, loss of place, and difficulty sustaining attention should consider Vision Therapy. Others may have an absence of symptoms due to the avoidance of visually demanding tasks.

The human visual system is complex. The problems that can develop in our visual system require a variety of treatment options. Many visual conditions can be treated effectively with spectacles or contact lenses alone; however, some are most effectively treated with Vision Therapy.

Vision therapy is a sequence of activities individually prescribed and monitored by the doctor to develop efficient visual skills and processing. It is prescribed after a comprehensive eye examination has been performed and has indicated that vision therapy is an appropriate treatment option. The vision therapy program is based on the results of standardized tests, the needs of the patient, and the patient's signs and symptoms. The use of lenses, prisms, filters, occluders, specialized instruments, and computer programs is an integral part of vision therapy. Vision therapy is administered in the office under the guidance of the doctor. It requires a number of office visits and depending on the severity of the diagnosed conditions, the length of the program typically ranges from several weeks to several months. Activities paralleling in-office techniques are typically taught to the patient to be practiced at home to reinforce the developing visual skills.

Vision is a product of our inherited potentials, our past experiences, and current information. Efficient visual functioning enables us to understand the world around us better and to guide our actions accurately and quickly. Age is not a deterrent to the achievement of successful vision therapy outcomes. Vision is the dominant sense and is composed of three areas of function:

  • Visual pathway integrity in eye health, visual acuity, and refractive status.
  • Visual skills including accommodation (eye focusing), binocular vision (eye teaming), and eye movements (eye tracking).
  • Visual information processing including identification, discrimination, spatial awareness, and integration with other senses.

Research has demonstrated vision therapy can be an effective treatment option for:


All about vision

Visit AllAboutVision.com for guides to eyeglasses, contact lenses and prescription sunglasses; complete macular degeneration, cataract and glaucoma information; and much more.