by Dr. Lawrence Lampert |
March 19, 2010
Here I am at the Transitions Championship, and let me tell you I am having a great time. Transitions has taken great efforts to host a world-class golf event, but what’s more is that they have created a week-long experience for players and spectators demonstrating the importance of healthy sight and its relevance to sports performance and an overall healthy lifestyle.
We arrived Sunday and started our week with the Live Your Vision Family Walk, which benefited Prevent Blindness Florida and followed the cartpath of the Copperhead Course where the pros are playing. The beginning of my week was spent meeting with players, doing media spots, and working in the VSP/Transitions mobile eyes clinic.
I did a sports/vision consultation with a well-known Golf Channel commentator and was able to give him some advice about how he can better use his vision to benefit his game. We looked at how his eyes align, focus, hold together as a team, and how he uses his peripheral vision. We spoke about how sports/vision training is the next training frontier for athletes just like weight training was many years ago. Gaining a visual edge will take your sports performance to the next level.
Healthy sight is at the core of every sports/vision program and starts by getting routine eye exams regularly from your eye doctor and taking the proper precautions to protect your eyes from UV rays, so they stay healthy in the future. Sports/vision exams are specialty evaluations that are conducted in addition to a comprehensive eye exam that look beyond a person’s ability to see 20/20. For more information, visit the Sports Vision Section of the American Optometric Association’s site or www.covd.org to find a specialist near you.
