Research: The Effects of Sports Vision Training on Binocular Vision Function in Female University Athletes

Research: The Effects of Sports Vision Training on Binocular Vision Function in Female University Athletes

An interesting piece of research, available on the website of the US National Institutes of Health, came to my attention recently. It was published in December, 2015. It is part of a growing body of research validating the efficacy of Vision Training. I'm posting it here because it also includes some…continue reading →

The paradox of wearing my eye glasses

My prescription glasses are +2.5 for farsightedness (hyperopia) on either side with some astigmatism in the left eye. Due to rigidity after strabismus surgery I have lagging eye movements and some degree of both divergence and convergence insufficiency. What are the effects of those glasses? Close range work / reading…continue reading →
Visual discomfort, muscle tension and stretching

Visual discomfort, muscle tension and stretching

There is a persistent problem when doing interactive and, in particular, fine oculo-motor tasks. These tasks include almost everything, from reading, driving, to social interaction, except watching a movie or staring at a blank wall during which you can just let the images wash over you without feeling the necessity…continue reading →
Reading without pain and strain is amazing

Reading without pain and strain is amazing

Finally was able to read this book! I bought it back in 2010, apparently, at that moment, still buying into the illusion that I might somehow be able to read it without torturing myself to insanity with visual strain, headaches and other kinds of pain and symptoms. An ordeal that…continue reading →
Walking and Exploring as Visual Exercise

Walking and Exploring as Visual Exercise

Over the last two years, double vision when merely sitting still has become increasingly less of a problem. Now I'm working on keeping my vision together within a moving body or while doing more cognitively taxing tasks, or a combination of those! An underrated vision exercise is taking walks. The…continue reading →
Pacing your efforts

Pacing your efforts

As we have seen in earlier posts, to some people Visual Neurorehabilitation comes fairly fast and easy. For others it can take longer due to developmental or surgical complications or injury. If VT takes its time and you seem to be stuck on a subpar functional level for a long time,…continue reading →
INTERVIEW: Nick Swaans, construction worker turned stereo vision builder

INTERVIEW: Nick Swaans, construction worker turned stereo vision builder

REMINDER: When reading on a desktop or laptop, you can have the article read to you by selecting the desired paragraph and clicking on the little speaker icon. NICK, THE BUILDER Nick Swaans is 25 years old, lives in Beerse (Belgium) and describes himself as a true born builder. With his 1,88…continue reading →