{"id":12599,"date":"2021-06-08T12:45:16","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T12:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/?page_id=12599"},"modified":"2021-07-18T20:54:22","modified_gmt":"2021-07-18T20:54:22","slug":"hand-eye-coordination","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-sports-vision\/vision-skills-for-sports\/hand-eye-coordination\/","title":{"rendered":"Hand-Eye Coordination"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Even people with perfect vision and motor skills may have problems with hand-eye coordination.\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>That&#8217;s because the problem is generally not with the individual systems, but rather with how the brain, eyes, and body communicate.<\/p>\n<p>Eye-Hand coordination is just one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-sports-vision\/vision-skills-for-sports\/\">vision skills<\/a> required for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-sports-vision\/\">sports<\/a>. Individuals with poor hand-eye coordination may find it difficult to play sports, hitting or catching a ball, have messy handwriting or even suffer with eye strain. Poor hand-eye coordination is caused by a difficulty in visual-motor coordination.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, a vision therapy eye doctor can help assess your coordination and your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-sports-vision\/vision-skills-for-sports\/\">sports vision skills<\/a>, during a comprehensive eye exam, which just might what you need to take your game to the next level.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/practice-search\/\"><b>Schedule an eye exam<\/b><\/a> with a vision therapy eye doctor near you who can evaluate your hand-eye coordination.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE RELATED:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-sports-vision\/vision-skills-for-sports\/5-tips-to-improve-your-game\/\">5 Tips to Improve your Game<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t<div class=\"practice-search-widget\">\n\t\t<h3>Find an eye doctor near you<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t<form class=\"practice-search-form practice-search-form-widget\" action=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/practice-search\/results\/\" method=\"get\">\n\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"distance\" value=\"100\" class=\"practice-search-distance\">\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"page\" class=\"practice-search-page\">\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"address_latitude\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"address_longitude\">\n\n\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"address\" class=\"practice-search-address\" placeholder=\"City, Surburb or Address\" value=\"\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"distance\" value=\"100\" class=\"practice-search-distance\">\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<button type=\"submit\" class=\"practice-search-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 19 19\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M10.6796 0.130005C9.15708 0.130059 7.66615 0.5646 6.38198 1.38258C5.09781 2.20057 4.07373 3.36803 3.43004 4.74783C2.78634 6.12763 2.54976 7.66246 2.74808 9.17205C2.9464 10.6816 3.57139 12.1033 4.54964 13.27L0.729639 17.08C0.6364 17.1732 0.562439 17.2839 0.511979 17.4058C0.461519 17.5276 0.435547 17.6581 0.435547 17.79C0.435547 17.9219 0.461519 18.0524 0.511979 18.1743C0.562439 18.2961 0.6364 18.4068 0.729639 18.5C0.917942 18.6883 1.17334 18.7941 1.43964 18.7941C1.5715 18.7941 1.70207 18.7681 1.82389 18.7177C1.94571 18.6672 2.0564 18.5932 2.14964 18.5L5.99964 14.62C7.35406 15.6038 8.98566 16.1324 10.6596 16.13C12.7814 16.13 14.8162 15.2871 16.3165 13.7869C17.8168 12.2866 18.6596 10.2517 18.6596 8.13C18.6596 6.00827 17.8168 3.97344 16.3165 2.47315C14.8162 0.97286 12.7814 0.130005 10.6596 0.130005H10.6796ZM10.6796 14.13C9.49295 14.13 8.33291 13.7781 7.34622 13.1188C6.35952 12.4595 5.59049 11.5225 5.13636 10.4261C4.68224 9.32975 4.56342 8.12335 4.79493 6.95946C5.02644 5.79558 5.59788 4.72648 6.437 3.88736C7.27611 3.04825 8.34521 2.4768 9.5091 2.24529C10.673 2.01378 11.8794 2.1326 12.9757 2.58673C14.0721 3.04085 15.0092 3.80989 15.6685 4.79658C16.3277 5.78328 16.6796 6.94332 16.6796 8.13C16.6796 9.7213 16.0475 11.2474 14.9223 12.3726C13.7971 13.4979 12.2709 14.13 10.6796 14.13Z\" fill=\"#fff\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"practice-search-use-my-location\">\n\t\t\tSearch near me\n\t\t<\/button>\n\n\n\t<\/form>\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<h2><b>What is hand-eye coordination?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Hand-eye coordination is the ability to do activities that require the simultaneous use of our hands and eyes. For this to happen, our brain and eyes need to communicate smoothly.<\/p>\n<p><b>Hand-eye coordination is greatly impacted by the functioning of our visual system.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how it works: The visual information we see around us is captured by our eyes and sent to the brain. The brain processes and interprets these images before informing our hands and arms of the object&#8217;s location, speed, size, and a variety of other characteristics.<\/p>\n<p>This very complex process must run smoothly to allow our hands to respond quickly to visual stimuli. Having good hand-eye coordination can mean the difference between avoiding an accident by turning the steering wheel away from an approaching vehicle or being struck by that car.<\/p>\n<p>We utilize hand-eye coordination multiple times a day when doing things like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Exercising or playing sports<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Driving<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Inserting a credit card into a chip reader<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Playing a video game<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Typing<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Writing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When the motor and visual systems don\u2019t communicate efficiently, a person may experience symptoms like clumsiness. It can also cause professional, academic or developmental challenges. For example, poor hand-eye coordination can interfere with attention, handwriting and typing skills.<\/p>\n<h2><b>Vision therapy for hand-eye coordination<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>In children and adults, vision therapy for hand-eye coordination will help improve visual skills, which can take your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-sports-vision\/\">sports game<\/a> to the next level.<\/p>\n<p>Vision therapy is an individualized treatment program designed to correct visual-motor deficiencies. It involves the use of specialized computer and optical devices, including prisms, filters and therapeutic lenses.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEARN MORE:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-sports-vision\/\">Guide to Sports Vision<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/practice-search\/\"><b>Schedule an eye evaluation <\/b><\/a>with a vision therapy eye doctor near you who can diagnose any vision problems you may have.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even people with perfect vision and motor skills may have problems with hand-eye coordination.\u00a0 That&#8217;s because the problem is generally not with the individual systems,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":12600,"parent":1435,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-article.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12599","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - 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