Amblyopia, binocular, Depth Perception, Nashville, Nashville Vision Therapy
Happy Monday! Today I wanted to talk to you about Red and Green lenses that we use in therapy. These are most commonly used for when a child has a lazy eye or amblyopia. This means that one eye does not develop eye sight properly and therefore prevents the child from...
20/20, ADD, eye exams, Learning Disabilities, Nashville, Nashville Vision Therapy, Optometric Physicians, Vision and Learning, Vision Problems
Happy Vision and Learning Month! The purpose of Vision and Learning Month is to educate parents and teachers about the link between vision and learning. Undiagnosed vision problems can interfere with a child’s ability to learn and can often be misdiagnosed as...
Nashville Vision Therapy, Strabismus, Vision Therapy Blog
What is Strabismus? Strabismus is a broader term used to mean one eye is pointing in a different direction from the other. There are many different types of strabismus including exotropia and esotropia. Esotropia is when one eye turns inward toward the nose. Exotropia...
Nashville Vision Therapy, Vision Therapy Blog
Children who have difficulties with writing may also have an undetected vision problem. When you are writing a word you look at where it is going, not the tip of the pencil. You use your peripherals to judge the space you have and how much room you have to put on the...
Nashville Vision Therapy, Vision Therapy Blog
Myth: If you have 20/20 eyesight, you have perfect vision. Fact: When your child does a school screening and passes with visual acuities of 20/20, it does NOT mean they have good vision. The visual acuities have nothing to with how well the eyes function together and...
Nashville Vision Therapy, Vision Therapy Blog
August is Vision and Learning Month! Since our children are starting to head back to school, it is important to educate parents and teachers about the link between vision and learning. Some children may struggle with reading or learning and it could be associated with...
