Short-Sighted Athletes Can Succeed With 32% of the world’s population affected by myopia, it’s no surprise that short-sighted individuals can be found in every field, including sports. Yet, the stereotype persists that clear vision is a prerequisite for athletic success, leaving many myopic individuals hesitant to pursue sports. “Being short-sighted doesn’t mean giving up on…
Developing Skills for a Brighter Future When we think about vision, we often stop at clarity—whether a child can see clearly or needs glasses. However, vision is a complex process that relies on a range of skills to interpret, recall, and act on what the eyes see. If these visual skills are underdeveloped, children can…
Enhancing Visual Performance to Boost Athletic Abilities Sportspeople are increasingly recognising the importance of training their eyes to enhance overall performance. Both professional and amateur athletes are discovering that visual training can significantly improve their game. The benefits of improving visual performance in sports are well documented, with organisations such as the International Sports Vision…
Sportspeople are always very focused on their training, and many professional and amateur athletes have come to appreciate the fact that training their eyes can improve their overall performance. The benefits of enhancing visual performance in sports are widely recognised. There’s even an International Sports Vision Association (ISVA). Australian behavioural optometrist and Fellow of the…
Our eyes are not cameras. While they do gather information from the light rays that enter our eyes, eyes do not give us a picture of what we are seeing, or what it means. Instead it’s left to the brain to give us that sort of “insight” by making sense of the electrochemical signals the eyes deliver…
Some say that keeping your eye on the ball is all that’s required to be a good athlete. But during the last three decades both sports trainers and vision experts, like Australian behavioural optometrists Gary Rodney and Jacqueline Gattegno from Smart Vision Optometry, have become increasingly aware that while that fixed focus is definitely necessary,…
Vision is much more than just seeing the ball flying at your face clearly. It is much more than seeing the ball, ducking and hoping for the best. Vision is the ability to see the ball, locate it in space and coordinate yourself to catch it. It is the ability to understand where the ball…
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