Friday, 22 August 2014

Vision Therapy Can Improve Sports Skills



Having 20/20 vision does not mean a child has good visual skills for sports competition. It simply means they can stand still and see an object 20 feet away relatively clear. It does not help them see where a ball is in space, how fast it is traveling, or whether or not it is changing direction. It won’t help them hit a pitch, catch a pass, or move their feet to the right place.

Parents who insist that a child simply isn’t good at sports may be ignoring a potential vision problem. A child’s sports performance is a good indicator of his vision health.

Vision problems that can influence sports performance include focusing troubles, convergence deficiencies, lazy eye, misaligned eyes, suppressed vision, poor eye teamwork, vision field loss including side vision or depth perception, near- and far-sightedness, as well as a number of other issues.

To know more you can read the whole article by Dr. Julie Steinhauer on visonforlifeworks.com

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