Learning and eyesight go hand-in-hand for children. Studies show that around 80 to 90 percent of their schooling happens visually. Thus, children need good sight to reach their optimal academic potential. 

The American Academy of Ophthalmology defines double vision as a condition in which a person sees a double image of a single object. Some people see two identical images beside each other or overlapping one another. Others see a combination of both. The good news is that this is a treatable condition. For people who do not want surgical correction, nonsurgical treatments are available. Here are the details.

Your brain and your eyes are connected. You can suffer a traumatic brain injury that will likely affect the eyes. Ninety percent of people who suffer concussions or brain injuries have vision problems afterward. The issues usually clear within a week; in some cases, they persist. Doctors refer to this as Post Trauma Vision Syndrome (PTVS). 

Your child’s eyesight is crucial in their first years, the primary tool they depend on to accomplish developmental milestones. Without a clear vision, they will have problems identifying and navigating their world. It affects their learning, making it hard for them to understand what is happening around them. Here are ten signs you can watch out for to confirm whether your child needs vision therapy.

You may enjoy good eye health and excellent vision throughout your retirement years, without being affected by significant age-related vision loss. However, aging does present you with an increased risk of eye diseases and other conditions that can impact your vision.

Fall is here! Though eye safety is important all year, around the fall holidays parties and traditions can pose some special ocular hazards for you and your loved ones. Many eye injuries or ailments occur every year during October, and unfortunately, most are preventable. To help keep your vision sharp and safe this month, we want to share our spooktacular eye care tips!

Did you know that 1 in 6 Americans over the age of 65 struggle with a vision impairment that cannot be corrected with prescription eyewear?

Amblyopia is a medical condition that is commonly referred to as lazy eye. A person with amblyopia will have decreased vision in one or both eyes. This is usually caused in infancy or in childhood due to abnormal development in the eye or eyes.

Ocular migraines are non-permanent, visual disturbances that can have an effect on either one or both of your eyes. Such migraines are usually painless and will sometimes lead to blindness in one eye for a short time usually less than an hour. It is a rare problem, and researchers suggest that its symptoms will manifest as a result of other issues.

Do you know what to do if you scratch your eye? It can be easy to scratch your eye–you may poke your eye on accident, a foreign object may blow into your eye, or get trapped under your eyelid. If you close your eyes and the pain does not subside and continues to burn after several minutes, you may have a corneal abrasion.