SPORTS VISION
WHAT IS SPORTS VISION?
uSports vision
tests and training help athletes determine how well their eyes perform.
uVision plays
an important role in case of sports person.
ROLE OF OPTOMETRIST IN SPORTS VISION-------
uCorrection of
refractive errors
uEye protection
uVisual
training
uAssessment and
management of functional vision inefficiencies
Specialized CL services- position of gaze factors, emergency, and Visual
acuity
• Ophthalmic eye wear services
uAssessment of
sports related visual abilities
uTraining on
enhanced visual abilities
uPrevention and
management of sports eye injuries.
IMPORTANCE OF SPORTS VISION-------
1.Dynamic Visual
Acuity
2.Peripheral
Vision
3.Depth
Perception
4.Eye Tracking
5.Eye-Hand-Body
Coordination
6.Visualization
7.Visual
Concentration
DYNAMIC VISUAL ACUITY------
uIf you are playing a sport like Football, tennis or
hockey, you need to be able to clearly see objects while you and/or the objects
are moving fast.
u Without good dynamic visual acuity, you will have a difficult time in sports like these.
PERIPHERAL VISION----------
uPeripheral vision becomes very important, particularly
in sport.
uPeripheral vision is stressed in basketball
because awareness of motion to the side or above allows the eyes and the
athlete to react to more game events.
DEPTH PERCEPTION----
uIn racket sports, depth perception enables you to quickly and accurately judge the distance between yourself, the ball, your opponents, teammates, boundary lines and other objects.
u If you consistently over- or underestimate the distance to your target, poor depth perception maybe the reason.
EYE TRACKING-----
uIt is important with any sport that involves a
fast-moving ball.
Example------ Baseball, Cricket, Football, Volleyball
etc
EYE-HAND-BODY COORDINATION--------
uEye-hand-body coordination is how your hands, feet and body and other
muscles respond to the information gathered through your eyes. It is an
important part of most sports because it affects both timing and body control.
VISUALIZATION-------
uSports vision training involves the entire body,
especially visualization, which is an element of psychology.
uVisualization helps the sportsman or sportswoman
attain their maximum potential and improves their confidence. When you can
mentally see yourself accomplishing a task, it increases your rate of success.
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