Looking through a fresh pair of glasses for the first time, the world snaps into focus. Trees, once blurry, now reveal individual leaves. Street signs no longer resemble colorful blobs. Glasses sharpen our vision by correcting refractive errors in the eyes. 
 

But did you know the lenses can also optimize visual processing in the brain? Neurolens is a new technology that makes glasses fit each person's vision needs. This helps their mind and eyes work together better.
 

The Eye-Brain Loop

The eyes send visual data to the brain's visual cortex through complex pathways. But vision involves an active loop between the eyes and the brain. The brain interprets visual data. It positions and focuses the lens before sending signals to the eyes. Any incompatibility along this loop results in visual discord. Neurolenses align the eyes and brain for smooth visual processing.
 

What Are Neurolenses?

These lenses are not only for regular prescriptions. They also impact how the brain sees things. Advanced eye exams map an individual's unique neurovisual profile. They measure visual processing speed, eye teaming, and light sensitivity. Prescriptions are then optimized to harmonize refractive correction.
 

These lenses use prism correction to improve eye teaming, reducing strain. People sensitive to light can use tints or filters to adjust how much light enters their eyes. Every aspect of the prescription aligns with total visual comfort and efficiency.
 

Benefits of Balanced Neurovisual Function

The benefits go beyond crisper sight. Many experience reductions in:

• Headaches

• Eyestrain

• Fatigue

• Motion sickness

• Poor reading comprehension
   

Eliminating interference that affects your eyes and brain improves your vision and comfort. Reading fluency often increases with enhanced tracking and focus abilities. Hand-eye coordination may show refinement as well. Those susceptible to car sickness or vertigo from visual discord can find relief.
 

Optimizing Eye-Brain Harmony

The eye-brain connection underlies your visual perception. Yet until recently, corrective lenses overlooked neurovisual components. Neurolenses help by mapping and correcting a person's whole optical system. 
 

Do you have headaches, and your vision is still not good, even with glasses or contacts? These specialized lenses could be beneficial. They can make your eyes and brain work better together. To find out if they are right for you, visit an optometrist specializing in them.
 

The Exam and Prescription Process

The eye exam checks more than eye charts. It maps many visual processing aspects. A prismatic scanner tracks eye positioning and movements. The eye doctor measures focus, flexibility, and convergence. Lights of variable intensity test sensory thresholds. The exam also quantifies eye-brain processing speed.
 

This holistic data profile reveals where inefficiencies exist in the eye-brain loop. The doctor uses these insights to adjust the prescription to meet the patient's needs. Follow-up exams ensure the customized lenses continue to provide optimal eye-brain coordination. 
 

Benefits for Learning

For those struggling with reading and learning, these lenses can be transformative. They improve vision and help with visual problems that make it hard to see and understand things.
 

• Enhanced tracking improves reading fluency.

• Accommodation correction reduces eyestrain and fatigue.

• Prism helps the eyes work in greater harmony.

• Filters optimize sensory processing of text and tasks.
   

Students can learn better when they do not have to work as hard to understand. These lenses support learning capacity by removing sensory and cognitive strain.
 

Bottom Line

Schedule a visit to see if these special glasses can enhance your vision and comfort. Balancing eye-brain communication has the power to transform your daily visual experience.
 

To learn about lenses, visit Look! Optometry in Manhattan Beach, California. Call (310) 796-5665 to request an appointment today.