Sports Vision

[J.opt]

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Does anyone have any experience with sports vision?
This is an area that seems pretty attractive to me, but I have not seen any doctors specialized in this area.
Have you ever met an optometrist who works mostly with athletes?

 

[happy7]

There are many doctors who work with athletes, whether they are little leaguers, weekend golfers, or pros. ODs do everything from improve reflex time to fitting them with the best glasses/contact lenses/goggles for their sport. If you are interested, go to the AOA website and join the Sports Vision Section. There is also a list of ODs who specialize in sports vision in each area, so you can find one around you and get in touch with them. Hope this helps!

 

[jd4me]

I know a few ODs who specialize in sports vision. That doesn't mean that athletes are the only patients they see, but they do see plenty of athletes from elite level athletics.

 

[cpw]

it's a hard nitche to get into.... it would have to start out as something you encorporate into your practice and probably not something you could do full time.

 

[J.opt]

Awesome, thank you guys 🙂