Welcome to Vision Sense Optometry

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    Your child may not realize they are having any issues with their vision because they may think the way they see is normal. Consistent vision care from a young age is crucial to help detect vision problems early, ensuring that treatment can be started sooner to help your child achieve their best vision. 

 Strabismus occurs when the two eyes are not aligned and not working together as a team. This can result in reduced vision (amblyopia), double vision, loss of binocular vision, poor depth perception, learning difficulties, and challenges with coordination. 

 Amblyopia isn’t just poorer vision in an eye; it’s a neurological condition that makes it difficult for the brain to use both eyes together. This leads to one eye becoming very dominant over the other. This can result from a high prescription in one eye, an eye turn, or something physically blocking the vision in an eye (eg. congenital cataract). 

Visual pathways occur in all parts of the brain, which is why visual difficulties often occur following a concussion or brain injury. Some of these are subtle and are often undiagnosed. At Vision Sense our doctors measure how functional your visual system is. This takes time and expertise to  identify your visual challenges.

Binocular vision is a continuum. Excellent stereovision is at one end, strabismus and ambylopia are at the other end. If your eyes do not work together well, fatigue, double vision and headaches will occur. In addition reading and judging depth will be difficult. Improving binocular vision is possible at any age and will enhance your quality of life.