Vision Therapy

Vision Therapy Vision therapy combines the use of lenses, prisms and filters in a range of individually tailored activities aimed to improve visual efficiency and visual processing skills. At For Eyes Optometrist in Fremantle we have a new vision training system, called Vivid Vision Virtual Reality, which allows for vision therapy to be done in a virtual reality environment. This powerful system applies the latest…

Eye Tracking – Problems with Vision

Eye Tracking – Problems with Vision Children have a difficult time assessing their own vision. If something appears blurry, they assume everyone else sees it the same way and do not worry. Eye tracking would benefit readers and this refers to what, how, and when they read. Vision is particularly important to children because more than 80 percent of the information they receive about the…

Where to get your VISION checked in WA

Unfortunately, there are only a few Accredited Fellows of the ACBO (Australian College of Behavioural Optometrists) in WA, and they are all in Perth. Accredited Fellows of ACBO are:   Bassendean Optical – Michael Doyle – 9377 2811 (6 West Rd Bassendean) Bull Creek Optometrist -Gary Crerie – 9332 7222 (Suite 1/78 Calley Dve Leeming) For Eyes Fremantle – Adrian Rossiter – 9335 3433 (158 High St…

Behavioural Optometry; Set Your Sights Higher

Seeing is a more complicated process than we usually think. A good vision test includes sharpness of sight near and far; an ability to aim and focus the eyes properly (especially for near vision tasks such as reading and computers); the ability to sustain focus for long periods of time (for reading and computers); tracking eye movements (for reading fluency and accuracy); processing of the…