Functional Vision Testing
Seeing clearly is just one piece of the puzzle. How your eyes work together, track movement, and adjust and maintain focus over time is just as important. Functional vision testing looks beyond 20/20 eyesight to assess how well your eyes and brain communicate, ensuring you can perform at your best in daily life, whether at school, work, or sports.
Why Functional Vision Matters
From reading a book to catching a ball, your eyes help you make sense of the world around you.
But just like a car needs more than just a powerful engine to run smoothly, your visual system relies on many different skills to function optimally. Functional vision testing takes a ‘whole body’ approach to vision, examining how your eyes and brain work together to process information.
What We Assess
At our practice, we look at the bigger picture including your lifestyle, daily activities, and visual challenges, to help provide a thorough functional vision evaluation. Here’s what you can expect:
- Comprehensive Case History: We discuss your medical and family history, screen time habits, outdoor activities, and any visual discomfort you may be experiencing.
- Visual Acuity: We check how clearly you see at both near and far distances.
- Refraction: If corrective lenses are needed, we determine the best prescription to achieve 20/20 vision.
- Colour Vision: We assess your ability to perceive colours accurately.
- Eye Movement Skills: Can your eyes track smoothly? Can they jump from one point to another accurately? Do they follow moving objects effortlessly?
- Eye Teaming Abilities: We evaluate whether your eyes work together as a team, maintaining clear, single, three-dimensional vision at various distances.
- Focusing Skills: Can your eyes shift focus easily between near and far? Can they maintain focus comfortably for extended periods?
A Tailored Approach
Not all vision concerns are the same, and not all optometry practices offer the same services.
At Anina Potgieter, our goal is to ensure that your vision supports your lifestyle and daily demands. If we identify a specific need that requires additional expertise, we’ll guide you to the right specialist, whether it’s another optometrist, neurologist, occupational therapist, or ophthalmologist.
Ready for a Functional Vision Check?
If you experience eye strain, headaches, difficulty reading, or challenges with depth perception, a functional vision test may provide the answers you need. Book an appointment with us today and take the next step toward better vision and improved performance in everyday life.
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We’d love to hear from you! Let’s chat about how we can help.