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Lazy eye, a condition in which one eye lacks full visual acuity, affects up to five percent of all adults. Depth perception may also be undeveloped for lazy eye sufferers. Once only treatable in children, advances in optical technology have developed treatments for adults affected by lazy eye. 

It may come as a surprise to hear that up to 80 percent of everything your child learns in the classroom comes through visual presentation. Needless to say, any type of vision-related problem can greatly affect your child’s academic potential. 

Are you an avid computer or mobile phone user? Who isn’t nowadays? These wonders of technology connect us like we’ve never been connected before. Unfortunately, spending so much time looking at a screen can take a toll on your eyes.

Recovering from a stroke can be a long and arduous process, especially when needed treatment interventions are lacking. Unfortunately, a treatment plan that focuses solely on physical and occupational rehabilitation doesn’t address the breakdown in communication that occurs between your brain and your vision. 

Does your child have problems with reading in school? Does he have difficulty comprehending not only text-based materials but also other subjects, like math?  Vision tracking deficiencies can have a wide range of effects on a child’s ability to process information and keep up in the classroom. In this post, a Washington, DC optometrist discusses Vision tracking deficiencies and how vision therapy treatments can help.

Today’s fast-paced lifestyles offer prime breeding grounds for stress. When stress levels remain high for too long, it takes a toll on your quality of life, in general. Syntonic light therapy interacts with the brain centers that regulate stress, restoring a natural balance.

If symptoms like headaches and eyestrain have started to impact your work performance, a visual deficiency may be to blame. Visual deficiencies develop when your eyes and brain can’t work together efficiently. Vision therapy works to improve how your eyes relay information to your brain.

Attention-deficit disorder or ADD ranks first as the most common behavioral diagnosis for children ages two to 11. Children diagnosed with ADHD are not only labeled but often placed on medications that can bring on a range of unwanted side effects.

It’s well known that conditions like nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism affect a child’s ability to learn. Visual aids, such as glasses and contacts can address these problems. But what if your child still struggles in the classroom after getting glasses?