Eyes can still cause reading problems even with perfect sights

Having good vision is more than just being able to focus clearly.  If your vision is clear, it doesn’t mean you are clear of having vision abnormalties.  In fact, you may have vision problems that may lead to reading problems.  Most people with reading problems don’t even realize there is a problem, and often it goes untreated.   At the Eyeplace we have the state of the art technology allowing us to test our patient’s eyes and determine if there are vision abnormalties going on.

The patient is tested in a comfortable and quiet environment.  During this time,  an infrared eye tracking sensor is used to pick up distinct eye movements while the patient is reading. Once the  source of the problem has been discovered, we can offer high- tech vision therapy programs to address the reading problems. Our vision therapy, has the ability to greatly improve reading efficiency.

Is it possible to prevent progession of Myopia?

The age of a person needing glasses seems to be getting younger than ever. It is common to see a 6 to 7 year old child wearing eye glasses these days. An alarming rate of school aged children are wearing glasses and the rate is continuing to climb. The explosion of  the myopic rate in school aged children corresponds well with our cultural changes ..(ie use of cell phones, i-pods, laptops and hand held gaming devices.)

There have been some preventitive measures taken, but most have proven to not be very effective against myopic change until the year 2000.  This was the introduction of a new corneal molding technique that really revolutionized to stop or slow down myopia from progressing. This is done by the use of a rigid gas permeable contact lens that is warn while the patient sleeps.  The lens are made from an overnight contact lens material designed specifically for this purposes.

If you or someone you love suffers from Myopia, call our office today at (248)332-0200.