EYE TEAMING IMPACTS OUR ABILITY TO PERCEIVE DEPTH! Did you catch the 3-D Super Bowl Ads? If you had trouble seeing the ads in 3-D, this could be an indication of a binocular vision problem. Visit www.covd.org today to locate a developmental optometrist who can perform a comprehensive vision evaluation. EYE TEAMING: Also, known as Binocular Vision, refers to the ability to aim both eyes at an object (or text) of interest. Here's a FUN EXPERIMENT to help you understand how both eyes aim.     1) Hold a Pencil, Pen or even your finger so it points to the ceiling.     2) Position the Pencil at your Eye Level and about 12 inches from your nose (so it is on the body's midline)     3) Look past (or beyond) the Pencil at an object directly across the room in your line of sight.     4) Notice what has happened to the Pencil...you should see 2!     5) Now, look directly at the Pencil.     6) Notice what has happened to the object across the room...you should see 2! In the above experiment, we had you purposefully alter your gaze. However, some individuals have difficulty aiming their eyes properly, which results in double vision (see VISUAL SYMPTOMS). Double Vision can be very stressful during activities like reading, sports and even driving. Some individuals learn how to ignore the vision from one eye (referred to as suppression). This can result in other visual conditions such as Amblyopia (lazy-eye) or Strabismus (eye turn). Efficient Eye Teaming promotes more accurate Depth Perception (knowing how far something is from us). Depth Perception is important for sports, flying aircraft and even parking our cars! POSSIBLE INDICATIONS OF VISUAL EYE TEAMING PROBLEMS: - Double Vision - Closing/Covering one eye - Tilting or Turning the of the head - Headaches - Pain/Ocular Discomfort - A "wandering" eye (eye-turn) - Difficulty judging depth (possibly accidentally knocking object over, bumping into things) Back to WHAT IS VISION Back to HOME VISIT ACTIVITY IDEAS VISIT LINKS PAGE FOR INFO ABOUT REFRACTIVE SURGERY & BINOCULAR VISION PROBLEMS