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Eye Injury Prevention

October 14, 2017

It's a dangerous world we live in today! With October upon us, people are thinking about spooky, creepy crawly things, and of course things that go bump in the night...


TBI Awareness: The Importance of Working With a Neuro-Optometrist

September 22, 2017

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a term used within the medical community to describe an injury to the brain which is not hereditary, congenital or degenerative. Traumatic Brain Injury can be result from a blow to the head, whiplash, seizure disorders, tumors, stroke, toxic exposure, or infectious diseases to name a few.


How to Find the Best Vision Therapy Program

August 22, 2017

Many people have heard of vision therapy, but don't know a lot about it. As with any type of therapy, the effectiveness of the program is dependent upon several factors...


Vision and Learning

July 20, 2017

Everyday in our schools students are presented with information that they are required to look at, interpret, and process that information...


Convergence Insufficiency

June 19, 2017

Convergence Insufficiency (CI) is a common eye-teaming problem which occurs when the eyes are unable to maintain the ocular posture necessary for reading or near tasks...


Ultraviolet Awareness

May 9, 2017

After this abnormally tedious Boise winter, we are all ready to get outside and play in the sun! Hold on though, before you rush outside, have you taken the necessary precautions to protect...


Sports Eye Safety

April 18, 2017

Whether you are playing sports as a hobby or competitively there is a lot to consider. Are you using proper form? Is your equipment up to date...


Eye Tracking

March 3, 2017

Eye tracking, also referred to as visual tracking, is the ability of one's eyes to “track” from left to right in an efficient manner, and “follow” the movement of objects...


Why is School so Hard

February 28, 2017

As children with undetected vision problems continue year after year, frustration with academic activities can be observed in behavior...


Interactive Metronome

February 14, 2017

The human brain measures time continuously, and has developed three general classes of timing systems: circadian, interval, and millisecond timing...