What about our visual efficiency? It's key!
Imagine your eyes are like a super-coordinated soccer team. For the "team" to work perfectly and for you to see the "game" clearly, three things are cr…
Myopia is an eye condition where vision is clear up close, but blurred far away. In myopia, images of distant objects are formed in front of the retina rather than on it.
Myopia is a major cause…
The most extreme form of binocular vision loss, i.e., a lack of coordination between the two eyes. This results in an involuntary deviation of one of the two eyes in a certain direction, either const…
Lazy eye or amblyopia
Have you ever heard of "lazy eye"? Well, its technical name is amblyopia , and it's a somewhat peculiar condition. One eye doesn't see as clearly as the other, and no matter…
Babies' Involuntary "Superpowers"! What Are Primitive Reflexes?
Did you know that when babies are born, they come with a series of automatic movements, which they do without thinking? They're lik…
Our "internal GPS" What about our spatial vision?
Have you ever stopped to think about how you know where things are around you? Or how your body moves without constantly tripping? Well, that's w…
MYOPIA – HYPERMETROPIA – ASTIGMATISM
What is refraction and why do we sometimes see blurry?
Anomaly that causes the eye to blur images on the retina
Imagine your eye as a camera. For photos to…
Tired eyes! What happens to us when we push ourselves too hard?
Have you ever felt your eyes feel heavy, tired, or itchy? Or do they make you want to rub them constantly? Well, you're most likely…
Reading and writing, a sometimes complicated adventure! What do we need to do it smoothly?
Reading and writing are super important skills! Learning to read fluently and correctly allows us to con…
Learning with your eyes! Did you know that vision is key to learning?
80% of everything we learn comes through the visual route. That's incredible! Reading, writing, looking at the board, using t…
Listening is not the same as understanding! What is auditory processing?
When we talk about auditory processing , we're not simply referring to whether we can hear sounds; it goes much further. W…
See the world in 3D! What is stereopsis?
Have you ever put on those special glasses to watch a 3D movie and felt as if things were jumping out of the screen? Well, that's similar to what our brai…
Vision, the "conductor" of our movements! Did you know?
It's incredible, but vision is what rules almost every movement we make! From catching a ball to dodging an obstacle, our eyes guide our bo…
