We offer a wide variety of eye care services to the New Braunfels community. Contact us with any questions about our services.
Therapeutic and developmental vision care is an expanded area of optometric practice focused on the visual system. Vision therapy is like physical therapy for the eyes. It improves visual function by training the brain to better control the eyes.
Today, more than 40% of American's are nearsighted, and that number is increasing at an alarming rate, especially for school aged children.
Myopia is a very common issue throughout the world. Approximately 1/3 of the population in the United States have the condition and over 90% of several East Asian countries suffer from myopia.
Dyslexia is a frequently overused term, and is often mistakenly thought of as reading or writing letters backwards. But the main problem with dyslexia is persistent difficulty with phonics – the ability to attach sounds to letters and blend the sounds into words.
Regular eye exams are important for children since their eyes can change significantly in as little as a year as the muscles and tissue develop. Good eyesight is critical for a child’s life and achievements since success in school is closely tied to eye health.
Neuro-optometric rehabilitation can improve binocular vision for a wide variety of vision problems caused by a TBI or neurological condition.
As humans we have two eyes which deliver two slightly different images to our brain. The brain then compiles these two images into one single 3-D reality. When the two images are combined by the brain we are able to see objects as more than just flat or long,
Weaknesses in these brain functions are called visual processing disorders or visual perceptual disorders. For example, if your child passes the vision test but doesn’t see the difference between a triangle and a square, the eyes aren’t the problem. The issue is the visual processing skills.
Like so many elements that make up the brain's systems, your visual system and vestibular (balance) system are designed to work with each other and be in balance. We like to use an analogy from The Vestibular Disorders Association which consists of a photographer and a camera.
Eye teaming, or binocular vision, is a visual efficiency skill that allows both eyes to work together in a precise and coordinated way. Good eye teaming allows sustained, single, and comfortable vision, and is the basis for depth perception.
This is a condition in which both eyes do not look at the same place at the same time. It occurs when an eye turns in, out, up or down and is usually caused by poor eye muscle control or a high amount of farsightedness. Normally,
Often vision vision-related reading deficits are overlooked due to children not complaining about how they see, maybe they've passed a school vision screening which has given them an "OK" on their acuity. Visual acuity is the ability to see objects clearly.
Our medical eye care service covers a range of conditions including glaucoma, cataracts, dry eye, and diabetic retinopathy.