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	Blog Search Results Main Entries 1-3 of 3 1 Tuesday, June 14, 2016 Vision Therapy, Vision Rehabilitation, Eye Exercises, Brain Training: What are the differences? PART 3: EYE EXERCISES Signs of a Vision Problem Eye doctors are trained to diagnose and treat eye and vision conditions. As with any profession, certain eye doctors sub-specialize in an area of eye care. Within the areas of vision therapy and Neuro-Optometric Vision Rehabilitation, there exist optometrists who have received advanced, post-graduate residency training in the areas of vision therapy and neuro-optometry. Despite the availability of these specialists, individuals outside of eyecare perform 'eye exercises'. So what are eye exercises and should you perform them? Read More... Posted by Advanced Vision Therapy Center at 6/14/2016 9:22:00 PM Tags: vision therapy vision rehabilitation eye exercises orthoptics neuro-optometrist behavioral optometrist developmental optometrist Boise Idaho Tuesday, March 8, 2016 Athlete Vision Assessment Sports Vision Competitive athletes need more than basic eye exams. Think about it, what is the goal of an eye exam? To see 20/20 and make sure your eyes are healthy. Well for athletes, 20/20 is blurry. They need to see better than 20/20 when they compete. They also need excellent visual skills to catch the ball, track the puck and make split second decisions. These visual skills are not assessed during an eye exam. This is why athletes need to work with a sports vision eye doctor who performs Athlete Vision Assessments. Read More... Posted by avtadmin at 3/8/2016 8:40:00 PM Tags: athlete vision sports vision eye exercises eye training sports vision training vision therapy vision enhancement sports vision eye doctor Monday, February 9, 2015 Vision Therapy, Vision Rehabilitation, Eye Exercises, Brain Training: What are the differences? PART 1: VISION THERAPY Signs of a Vision Problem The eyes are a complex organ that can take an impulse of light and turn it into vision; a truly remarkable feat. Even more remarkable and complex is vision itself. 66% of the connections within the brain are involved in the process of vision; sight, binocular vision (eye teaming), visual perception (making sense of visual information), and visual integration. As you can imagine, when an aspect of the visual system is not working properly it takes specialized care to correct the visual deficit. In the area of binocular vision and visual perception there are several terms, which are misleading and confusing for patients when used interchangeably. In this four part blog we will discuss each of these terms; vision therapy, vision rehabilitation, eye exercises and brain training as they relate to the visual system. In today's blog we will discuss vision therapy. Read More... Posted by Advanced Vision Therapy Center at 2/9/2015 6:41:00 PM Tags: vision therapy vision rehabilitation eye exercises brain training optometry binocular vision convergence insufficiency accommodative dysfunction Entries 1-3 of 3 1

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Our Clinical Director is Idaho's only residency trained optometrist in vision therapy and neuro-optometry and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry. His residency at University of California, Berkeley means he has the expertise and experience to treat even the most complex cases.