Optimal vision and visual skills are of vital importance in all athletes. Improving visual skills can frequently be the missing link in athletes who are currently performing at sub-optimum levels. As 80% of what we take in is through our visual system, improving and optimising the input maximises the output, leading to elite performance at high levels. Athletes must be fast and strong but without optimal visual skills, performance can be impacted.
Good vision directs intelligent movement of the body. It is vision that is the key to judgment of time and space.
There are over 20 visual skills used in sports some of which are:
At Fitzroy North Eye Centre we assess and treat athletes of all abilities and in all sports to maximise performance through use of glasses, contact lenses and training visual skills through vision therapy. This leads to visual output that is accurate and fast at all times.
Contact us to improve your visual abilities to optimise your sporting performance.
