Are vision and balance linked? YES! Do this experiment. Grab a 30cm ruler, and hold it up to your nose so you are looking along one edge. Notice how each eye sees one side of the ruler. Now, lean over to one side. Notice how one side of the ruler becomes much more dominant. Repeat leaning to the other side, and the opposite side of the ruler now takes over. Your vision is changing with your head and body position. Consider a child learning to read. With fatigue they begin leaning over, or they turn their head to the side. The quality of vision becomes greatly compromised. This is also important in every sport. Consider someone trying to hit a tennis ball. If their head position is not level and still, the visual information from each eye is not balanced and they will find it harder to hit the ball. As you watch the test cricketers this summer, the batsmen with still and balanced head positions as they hit the ball do much better than those late to position or falling over in their strokes. Tony Ireland Evolve Optometry Shop G03, Village Centre, Batemans Bay | 4472 8080 www.evolveoptometry.com.au 69989 evolve OPTOMETRY Are vision and balance linked ? YES ! Do this experiment . Grab a 30cm ruler , and hold it up to your nose so you are looking along one edge . Notice how each eye sees one side of the ruler . Now , lean over to one side . Notice how one side of the ruler becomes much more dominant . Repeat leaning to the other side , and the opposite side of the ruler now takes over . Your vision is changing with your head and body position . Consider a child learning to read . With fatigue they begin leaning over , or they turn their head to the side . The quality of vision becomes greatly compromised . This is also important in every sport . Consider someone trying to hit a tennis ball . If their head position is not level and still , the visual information from each eye is not balanced and they will find it harder to hit the ball . As you watch the test cricketers this summer , the batsmen with still and balanced head positions as they hit the ball do much better than those late to position or falling over in their strokes . Tony Ireland Evolve Optometry Shop G03 , Village Centre , Batemans Bay | 4472 8080 www.evolveoptometry.com.au 69989 evolve OPTOMETRY