Introduction to Vision Training

This book addresses the limited information on vision training and the importance of having knowledge of superior visual skills in our everyday, individualised environment including the classroom, workspace, and sports setting. It is an instruction manual explaining vision training in terms of what it can be used for and who can benefit from it. The manual provides examples of over 200 exercises of 23 different visual skills, covering fundamental and advanced skills, also including visual perceptual skills and sport-specific skills. It explains the tests that an eye-care professional can do to determine the level of a patient/athlete's visual skills to regulate where improvement needs to be done. Written in a concise manner and supplemented with insightful visual materials, the book will allow the reader to formulate an individualised program according to the needs of the patient/athlete.

Nadia Jankielsohn is an Optometrist at West Bay Medicare in Doha, Qatar. Her career started after finishing Human Movement Science and honours in Kinder Kinetics at the University of the Free State, South Africa. She started training as a Visual Therapist in 2010 and dedicated most of her time to this specialised field. In 2015 she finished her optometry degree. She then continued to work in the field of optometry and ophthalmology, while focusing on behavioural optometry. She kept striving to train more optometrists and students on the subject and presented courses at the university and to fellow optometrists. In 2019, she continued her profession in Qatar and her dedication to eye care and vision training. She started this book in 2010, building on the text and changing the content as she gained new knowledge and experience on the subject.

1: Introduction; 2: The Visual System; 3: The Anatomy of the Eye; 4: Physiology and Development of the Human Eye; 5: Vision-Related Conditions; 6: Introduction to Vision Training; 7: Preparing a Vision Training Programme; 8: Phases of Vision Training; 9: Testing Visual Skills: Visual Acuity (Static); 10: Testing Visual Skills: Contrast Sensitivity, Eye Dominance, Fixation; 11: Testing Visual Skills: Ocular Alignment; 12: Testing Visual Skills: Colour Vision and Accommodation; 13: Testing Visual Skills: Smooth Pursuits, Visual Field; 14: Testing Visual Skills: Vergences and Saccades; 15: Testing Visual Skills: Stereopsis, Suppression, Vestibular Ocular Reflex; 16: Testing Visual skills: Visual Acuity (Dynamic), Fusion Flexibility, Reaction Time, Peripheral Awareness; 17: Testing Visual Skills: Visualisation, Eye-Hand Coordination, Eye-Body Coordination, Sequencing; 18: Treatment and Training of the Visual Skills: Fixation; 19: Treatment and Training of the Visual Skills: Ocular Alignment; 20: Treatment and Training of the Visual Skills: Accommodation; 21. Treatment and Training of the Visual Skills: Smooth Pursuits; 22. Treatment and Training of the Visual Skills: Vergences; 23: Treatment and Training of the Visual Skills: Saccades; 24: Treatment and Training of the Visual Skills: Stereopsis, Suppression; 25: Treatment and Training of the Visual Skills: Vestibular Ocular Reflex (VOR); 26: Treatment and Training of the Visual Skills: Fusion Flexibility, Reaction Time; 27: Treatment and Training of the Visual Skills: Peripheral Awareness; 28: Treatment and Training of the Visual Skills: Visualisation; 29. Treatment and Training of the Visual Skills: Eye-Hand Coordination, Eye-Body Coordination; 30: Treatment and Training of the Visual Skills: Sequencing; 31: Methods to Increase the Level of Difficulty (Loading); 32: Visual Perception; 33: Activities to Train the Visual Perceptual Skills; 34: Introduction to Sport Vision; 35: Sport Vision - Referees; 36: Sport Vision - Cricket; 37: Sport Vision - Soccer; 38: Sport Vision - Field Hockey; 39: Sport Vision - Rugby; 40: Sport Vision - Netball; 41: Sport Vision - Golf; 42: Sport Vision - Tennis; 43: Sport Vision - Mixed Martial Arts; 44: Sport Vision - Table Tennis; 45: Sport Vision - Target Shooting