{"id":12509,"date":"2021-06-06T10:51:21","date_gmt":"2021-06-06T10:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/?page_id=12509"},"modified":"2021-06-10T18:06:27","modified_gmt":"2021-06-10T18:06:27","slug":"guide-to-sports-vision","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-sports-vision\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide to Sports Vision"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/\">Home<\/a>\u00a0&gt;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/\">Primary Eye Care<\/a> &gt; Guide to Sports Vision<\/p>\r\n<h2>Guide to Sports Vision<\/h2>\r\n<h2>What would you like to learn about?<\/h2>\r\n<div class=\"childpage-summary\"><ul>\n\t\t\t    \t<li>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-sports-vision\/vision-skills-for-sports\/\">Vision Skills for Sports<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-summary\"><p>Poor sports performance can cause low self-esteem, and feelings of frustration and embarrassment. A child who cannot catch a ball or jump rope like their friends, may begin to avoid these activities\u2014 causing them to feel left out and insecure. The good news is &#8211; many times, sports performance is closely related to the level of a child\u2019s visual skills.\u00a0<\/p>\n...<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-sports-vision\/vision-skills-for-sports\/\" class=\"button\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-sports-vision\/vision-skills-for-sports\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"164\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Children-Basketball-Sports-Safety-300x164.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Children-Basketball-Sports-Safety-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Children-Basketball-Sports-Safety.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t    \t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t    \t<li>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-sports-vision\/what-is-sports-vision\/\">What is Sports Vision?<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-summary\">Do you feel like your sports performance does not measure up to your athletic ability? You may be suffering from a vision problem, a vision problem may actually be causing the difficulty you are experiencing while participating in sports activities....<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-sports-vision\/what-is-sports-vision\/\" class=\"button\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-sports-vision\/what-is-sports-vision\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/visionsmore-football-300x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/visionsmore-football-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/visionsmore-football-768x288.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/visionsmore-football-640x240.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/visionsmore-football.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t    \t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t    \t<li>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-sports-vision\/sunglass-tints-for-sports\/\">Sunglasses for Sports<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-summary\">Many sports players and professional athletes can be seen wearing tinted sunglasses. While you may have thought that these are just for style, in truth, they can actually help to improve sports performance....<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-sports-vision\/sunglass-tints-for-sports\/\" class=\"button\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-sports-vision\/sunglass-tints-for-sports\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"131\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/woman-cycling-wearing-sports-eyewear-1024x447-1-300x131.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/woman-cycling-wearing-sports-eyewear-1024x447-1-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/woman-cycling-wearing-sports-eyewear-1024x447-1-768x335.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/woman-cycling-wearing-sports-eyewear-1024x447-1-640x279.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/woman-cycling-wearing-sports-eyewear-1024x447-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t    \t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t    \t<li>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-sports-vision\/vision-for-high-school-sports\/\">Vision for High School Athletics<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-summary\">High school athletics play an integral part of a teenager\u2019s high school experience and can affect both their personality and social success. Athletic success breeds self confidence in teenagers and sometimes may even lead to an athletic scholarship to a college or university of choice....<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-sports-vision\/vision-for-high-school-sports\/\" class=\"button\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-sports-vision\/vision-for-high-school-sports\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/sport_collage-bkground_med-1024x682-1-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/sport_collage-bkground_med-1024x682-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/sport_collage-bkground_med-1024x682-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/sport_collage-bkground_med-1024x682-1-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/sport_collage-bkground_med-1024x682-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t    \t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t    \t<li>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-sports-vision\/is-binocular-vision-important-for-sports\/\">Is Binocular Vision Important for Sports?<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-summary\">Binocular vision is important for athletes, as it impacts their performance. An athlete can improve their visual skills and boost their performance on the field with the help of sports vision training. Binocular vision is the eyes\u2019 ability to focus on an object to\u00a0 create a single image, this is critical for achieving on the sports field....<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-sports-vision\/is-binocular-vision-important-for-sports\/\" class=\"button\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-sports-vision\/is-binocular-vision-important-for-sports\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"125\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/sports3-300x125.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/sports3-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/sports3.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t    \t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t    <\/ul><\/div>\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you find it difficult to take your sports game to the next level? 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