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SPORTS VISION

To avoid sports related eye injury and to improve sports performance.

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SPORTS VISION

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  1. Sports Vision NIKHIL NAIK BSc optom

  2. SPORTS VISION • EYE, MIND & BODY CO-ORDINATION • PERCEPTION. • DECISION. • ACTION.

  3. Sports Vision • Performance in sports can be enhanced by good vision.

  4. The role of optometrists in sports vision • Correction of refractive errors. • Eye protection. • Visual training.

  5. Refractive errors • Short-sightedness, long-sightedness, or astigmatism. • Correctable with glasses or contact lenses.

  6. Binocular vision • Equal vision in both eyes. • Provides stereoscopic or 3D vision. • Help to fuse objects.

  7. Depth perception • Important for good hand-eye coordination, eg • putting a ball in golf. • hitting a ball over a net in tennis. • saving a ball through a goal. • Requires two eyes seeing equally. • Can be trained.

  8. Diagram of the eye

  9. Eye trauma • Can cause bleeding in the white of the eye. • Usually resolves after 1-2 weeks. • Important to check with an eye care professional.

  10. Retinal damage Normal retina Damaged retina

  11. Conditions caused by extended exposure to UV rays Pterygium

  12. Conditions caused by extended exposure to UV rays Age-related macular degeneration Cataract

  13. Eye protection • Especially in squash, indoor cricket. • Lenses need to be plastic, not glass. • Damage can cause permanent blindness.

  14. Swimming goggles • Protect the cornea from strong chlorine. • Can be worn with contact lenses, but only if they don’t leak.

  15. Sunglasses • Prevent absorption of UV light into the eye. • Good for outdoor sports such as cricket and tennis. • Should comply to Australian standards Wrap around frame is good protection.

  16. Squash goggles • Polycarbonate lenses are tough and light. • Squash ball is the same size as eye socket, and can enter at high speeds. • All junior players are required to wear eye protection.

  17. Contact lenses • Good for contact sports such as football or rugby, where glasses frames could cause damage if knocked. • Also good in situations when glasses can fog up.

  18. Visual training • Works with different types of eye movements. • turning eyes in and out. • smooth, following movements. • quick, jerky movements. • See an optometrist with an interest in sports vision training.

  19. Optometrists • Provide a comprehensive visual examination • Detect and diagnose eye health problems • Prescribe and supply glasses and contact lenses when required • Diagnose and treat eye coordination and focussing problems

  20. Visual Skills Requirement In Sport Visual Dynamic Ocular- Eye-hand Depth Accomodation/ Central Visual Visual Visua- activity visual motor coordination perception vergence peripheral reaction adjust- lization activity skills facility awareness time ability Cricket Batting Cricket Wicketkeeper Cricket Bowler Cricket Fielding Hockey Soccer Tennis Running 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 2 3 4 3 5 5 1 3 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 4 5 5 5 3 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 1 1 2 1 1 1 4 3 1 4

  21. THANK YOU

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