Seeing Is Achieving: Improve Your Child's Chances For Success
Hi.  I'm Dr. Donald Getz.  Everyone is born with two eyes and they must learn from a very young age how to make those eyes work together.  Some children learn to do this properly while others do not.  Coordinating the eyes is just one of 60 different visual skills which greatly effect your life.   For those individuals with underdeveloped visual skills, they can end up struggling through life with Learning Problems, being misdiagnosed as having ADD, ADHD, or Dyslexia, even being picked last on the sports team... all of which can have a devastating effect on one's ability, confidence and self-esteem.    Surprisingly enough, one of the least important visual skills is how well you can see an eye chart at 20 feet.   This is called visual acuity, or 20/20 eyesight.  How well a child  sees at 20 feet has little to do with how vision functions at 11-16 inches, the distance at which he or she Reads and Learns.   I firmly believe that the Snellen eye chart, which measures visual acuity,  actually does more harm than good.  It gives both parents and teachers a false sense of security that vision is normal.      People who excel in life often do so because they have better vision.  It happens in Academics, in the Workplace, and if you are an Athlete, these visual skills can mean the difference between good performance and great performance.   It's no secret, superior athletes possess superior vision skills.  The good news is that vision is Learned, therefore vision is Trainable.  The eyes can be taught to work better through vision therapy techniques, simple exercises, and proper nutrition.I have dedicated my career to giving people options for better lives through improved vision, and I invite you to read "Seeing Is Achieving: Improve Your Child's Chances For Success."  Whether you are a parent, teacher, or athlete, there is a lot about vision that you need to know.  Get the facts. Take the time to learn.   I have no doubt it will be one of the best decisions you ever make.