Eye Perception

Eye Perception

by | Basic Visual Skills, How The Eyes Work

Visual perception refers to a set of skills used to collect and interpret visual information taken in from our environment. The visual information gathered is combined with our other senses, allowing us to derive meaning from what we see. Through the process of...
Binocular Vision

Binocular Vision

by | How The Eyes Work

The human visual system is a complex network including the eye, ocular nerves, and key brain areas that process visual information. Under most circumstances, we use information from both eyes to create a single visual image. This ability to converge information from...
Glare and Halos

Glare and Halos

by | How The Eyes Work, Newsletters

Glare and halos are both eye symptoms that some people experience around bright lights. Halos show up as bright circles around a light source. Glare is light that interferes with your vision, making it difficult to see or sometimes making your eyes water. These...
Eye Anatomy 101

Eye Anatomy 101

by | How The Eyes Work, Newsletters

The eye has many parts that work together to create vision. The eyes themselves are only part of “seeing.” The brain is also involved. The eyes, though, begin the complex process of vision by gathering, focusing and passing on visual information to the brain. To help...
Technology and Vision

Technology and Vision

by | How The Eyes Work, Newsletters

The primary sufferers of technology-related eyestrain used to be adults whose work involved computers. Now, however, people of all ages use computers, smartphones, tablets and gaming devices, which can take their toll on the eyes. As people’s reliance on technology...