As I See It

In today's show, we begin a series of episodes showcasing the lives of several people who are on the road to becoming optometrists. Emma Sorensen is a budding student applying for optometry school. She gives us a snapshot into her story as she navigates her post collegiate degree and her next steps on the path to becoming an optometrist.

In today's show, we connect with Dr. Katy Martin to understand the two-types of eye-muscle movements known as saccades and pursuits. She brings important understanding to the deviations that arise with these micro eye-movements.

Convergence insufficiency is a vision disorder in which your eyes can’t point inward together when looking at close-up objects. Dr. Katy Martin and Dr. Jeff discuss convergence insufficiency and the steps you can take to correct your vision for you and for your children.

In this episode, Dr. Jeff Hunter of Vanderbilt University Medical center speaks with us on when one needs corrective surgery for issues associated with strabismus.

In today's episode, we discuss eye-muscle imbalances. Strabismus (or colloquially lazy eye) affects many adults and young children. Dr. Katy Martin of Tennessee Vision Therapy joins us to life the veil of this often misunderstood condition.