Amblyopia

All About Crossed Eyes and Lazy Eye

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Crossed eyes and lazy eye are two of the most easily recognizable eye conditions. These issues are mostly found in children; however, when left untreated, they can become a permanent condition in adult eyes, impacting both how you look and how you see. Because these conditions appear similarly, some people have a hard time telling […]

What Does Vision Therapy Fix? 5 Eye Conditions That It Can Help

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If you’ve been diagnosed with a refractive error, such as hyperopia, myopia, or astigmatism, it’s more than likely that you’ve also been prescribed corrective lenses. And, sometimes, corrective lenses have their place and make sense. However, our longtime readers know that our first move at Rebuild Your Vision is always going to be to suggest […]

Common Eye Problems in Preschoolers: Part 2

Common Eye Problems in Preschoolers: Part 2

Welcome to part two of our mini-series on common eye problems in preschoolers.  In part one, we outlined three of the most common eye conditions your preschooler may be subject to developing: amblyopia (lazy eye), hyperopia (farsightedness) and myopia (nearsightedness). Eye problems in preschoolers are even more stressful than eye problems in adults. Today, we’re […]

Common Eye Problems in Preschoolers and Warning Signs: Part 1

Common Eye Problems in Preschoolers and Warning Signs: Part 1

Early childhood is an exciting time for both kids and parents. Kids spend their days discovering the world by reading (or rather looking at pictures while you read to them), playing games, jumping, running, crawling and rolling around. Parents get to rediscover the wonder of the world through their child’s eyes. You want your preschooler […]

Tetris Video Game May Help Treat Lazy Eye

Tetris Video Game May Help Treat Lazy Eye

Since its debut in the early 1980s, Tetris has formed an almost cult-like following. You’d be hard-pressed to find a person who hasn’t tried their hand at spinning those tiles until they fill a row.  Who knew that a computerized game in which the player spliced together falling bricks would take off like it did? […]

How to Care for Your Child’s Eyes Without Breaking the Bank

How to Care for Your Child's Eyes Without Breaking the Bank

Childhood is a crucial period for visual health. However, child eye care isn’t always cheap. Some parents wonder how exactly they can get their child’s visual health up to par without overspending. Young eyes take time to fully mature – babies lack distance vision, tracking, and even color vision at birth. They develop these abilities […]

Early Eyes: Strabismus and Amblyopia in Children

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We spend an awful lot of time on this site talking about what happens to aging eyes. As older folks, to put it nicely, that’s something we can either sympathize with or worry about. However, for many people, the degenerating vision that comes along with age (presbyopia) isn’t really a looming issue. Or well, it might be, […]

Can Dark Therapy Rebuild Vision?

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Can you believe that sitting in a dark room for several days could improve your vision? It seems a little crazy, but some researchers in Canada and at Carnegie Mellon have found that it may just work! In complete darkness, your eyes will be resting much more and allow some unique things to happen. That’s […]

Your Child’s Eye Health

There is no better time to check your child’s eye health than right now! Eye exams are an important part of this process. Did you know that your child’s vision matures between ages nine and 11? You can see why it is important that they receive early eye exams! The sooner you find the vision […]

How Vision Problems Can Impact Your Child’s Social Development

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We spend a lot of time at Rebuild Your Vision talking about the effects that poor vision can have on the day-to-day lives of older people. Presbyopia, glaucoma, cataracts, and AMD all are extremely common and severe eye disorders. They are much more likely to affect silver citizens than they are children. Sometimes though, visual […]

About the Author

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Tyler Sorensen is the President and CEO of Rebuild Your Vision. Formerly, Tyler studied Aeronautics (just like his brother) with the dream of becoming an airline pilot, however, after 9/11 his career path changed. After graduating top of his class with a Bachelor of Science in Informational Technologies and Administrative Management, he joined Rebuild Your Vision in 2002. With the guidance of many eye care professionals, including Behavioral Optometrists, Optometrists (O.D.), and Ophthalmologists (Eye M.D.), Tyler has spent nearly two decades studying the inner workings of the eye and conducting research.

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