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SportsVision: Improving Athletic Performance Essential Vision Skills for Sports Dynamic visual acuity Enables you to clearly see objects moving at a high speed Especially important when you and the object are both in motion Essential for sports like football, baseball, tennis, and hockey Visual concentration Ability to maintain focus in game-speed scenarios Keeps you from getting distracted by whatever is happening around you Essential for hitting a baseball or taking a foul shot in basketball Peripheral vision Allows you to see things happening that aren't directly in front of you Increased awareness of surrounding environment without losing focus Essential for basketball, soccer, and hockey, especially on defense Visual reaction time Time it takes for your brain to interpret and react to an action Generally, the faster the reaction time, the better the athlete Essential for returning a tennis serve, protecting the goal in soccer, or hitting a fastball A Look at Concussions Common sports injury Symptoms Difficulty thinking or concentrating Blurred, fuzzy vision or double vision Sensitivity to noise and light Headaches, dizziness, nausea, and, in less than 5% of cases, loss of consciousness Diagnosis Subtle vision problems can indicate a concussion Problems tracking and focusing may show an issue in the brain Vision testing provides objective data that can be evaluated over time Potential long-term effects Difficulty focusing, double vision, and problems reading Depression, irritability, and anxiety Trouble with memory and thinking Chronic traumatic encephalopathy which leads to irreversible brain damage Provided by: SCHAEFFER EYE CENTER www.schaeffereyeblog.com Sources: http://www.cfneurology.com/concussion-look-to-the-eyes/ http://www.cdc.gov/concussion/pdf/facts_about_concussion_tbi-a.pdf http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/02/02/concussion.test/ http://www.aoa.org/patients-and-public/caring-for-your-vi- sion/sports-and-vision/important-vision-skills-for-sports http://www.concussiontreatment.com/concussionfacts.html http://www.webmd.com/brain/post-concussion-syndrome http://www.schaeffereyecenter.com/adv-diagnostic-testing.php