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We make great feats possible.
Sidelined for a year and still not ready to return to the ice, the hockey pro was beginning
to think his concussion was a career-ender. Despite the best medical care the league
could offer, mysterious symptoms—including pressure behind the eyes, problems with balance and spatial awareness, and dizziness in open spaces and when rotating his head—lingered. A four-hour assessment
by an optometrist traced the symptoms to concussion-related vision dysfunction. Over the course of four months, the player visited the optometrist for several extended, one-on- one vision therapy sessions; between visits, the optometrist monitored his patient’s progress and modified his therapy through email,
text, and video chat. With his vision function restored to its pre-concussion levels, not only did the defenseman strap on his skates next season, he also put in the best performance of his career, helping his team make it to the Stanley Cup® playoffs.
VISION THERAPY. Doctors of optometry in this area provide individualized treatment regimens to correct visual dysfunction, from “lazy eye” and “wandering eye” to disorders in focusing, moving, and teaming the eyes.
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