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9 Critical Visual Skills for Student Athlete Success
9 Critical Visual Skills Student Athletes Need to Perform Their Best It’s that time of year again! Back-to-school means back-to sports—and competition is ramping up for exciting seasons of football, soccer, baseball, basketball, golf, and tennis, plus any...
How to Recognize Signs of Vision Problems in School-Age Children
Your eyes are more than just windows to the world. The eyes are a complex and powerful tool that enable us to experience life in vivid detail. From the moment you wake up and see the morning light to the time you close your eyes at bedtime, your vision impacts how you...
Add an Eye Exam to your Back to School Checklist
Back-to-school time is upon us and while many students’ lists include backpacks, rulers, and new shoes, there’s one more thing parents need on their back-to-school checklist – a comprehensive eye health and vision exam for their student. Studies show that as much as...
School and Sports Have Tremendous Visual Demands
The school year is almost here! As kids prepare to work their brains, keep in mind that being a student also places great demand on their eyes. Time for an Eye Exam It’s always a good idea to have your student’s eyes checked at the start of a new school year. As much...
Olympic Sale! $159 Prescription Sports Glasses for you or your student athlete, plus 50% off select high-quality, UV-protective sunglasses – August 8-12 only
With the Olympics in full swing, we here at Ridgefield Vision Center are enjoying the excitement of watching our nation’s best athletes compete on the world stage. You’ll probably notice a lot of the athletes wearing eye protection in the form of sports glasses or...
Why I Volunteer
As my staff, my family and some of my patients know, my workday doesn’t always end when I leave the office: I volunteer in several capacities for the benefit of the optometric profession. While these commitments keep me busy, I strongly believe they also make me a...
Your Children’s Vision and Success in School
Early eye examinations are crucial to make sure children have normal, healthy vision so they can perform better at schoolwork or play.Students may give up on their classwork rather than admit they can’t see what their teacher is writing on the board. This seemingly...
Is There “Yoga for the Eyes?”
My Wife’s Experience with Presbyopia My wife, like many of us, is a certain age north of 40 and recently realized that her near vision is becoming blurry, much to her dismay. Blurred near vision causes problems with reading, threading a needle, texting and other...