EyeXcel - Performance Vision

🌷 Spring has sprung at EyeXcel - Performance Vision!
Happy First Day of Spring! Check out our page to learn more about how to gain a competitive advantage before the end of Spring Training!

☘️ Happy St. Patrick's Day! ☘️
Check out our page to see more about how to be a better athlete! No lucky 4-leaf clover required!

🏀 Skill #5: Dynamic Visual Activity 🏀
There is constant motion on the basketball court, with both the ball and other players continuously changing positions. To remain competitive, athletes must be able to react quickly to these dynamic visual stimuli.

🚧 Construction Update: We love seeing the updates to our facility! We can't wait to serve Knoxville's athletes!

🏀 Skill #4: Depth Perception 🏀
The ability to quickly and accurately judge the distance between yourself, the ball, your opponents, teammates, boundary lines, and other objects is vital for your team's success.

🏀 Skill #3: Anticipation Timing 🏀
Perfect timing is essential for a top- performing athlete. In basketball, anticipation timing is key for knowing when to take a shot, go up for a rebound, or move in for a steal.

👀 Train your eyes to “Spring Forward!” Don't forget to change your clocks tonight!

🏀 Skill #2: Accommodation & Convergence 🏀
To keep pace with the game, basketball Players must be able to change focus instantaneously. Quick, accurate eye movements are needed to rapidly scan the location and movements of the other players, the ball, and the basket!

Will Bartholomew, former UT football player AND D1 Training CEO, stopped by the facility recently to check out the construction progress. A building wall isn't the only thing we share with D1 Sports; we both strive to help our athletes develop a competitive advantage.

To celebrate basketball mania, this month we'll be sharing how sports vision training can be a game changer for your basketball performance. Tune in all month long for NINE essential skills that can be honed through sports vision training.
🏀 Skill #1: Concentration & Focus 🏀
A slight lapse in concentration can lead to turnovers, missing easy lay-ups, or bricking your free throws. During March, watch out for the team that can maintain their focus for the full 40 minutes; they are likely to win games and keep advancing through the tournament.

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⚾🏀 We can't wait to start training athletes in our state of the art facility! ⚽🏈
Check out our building layout! The turf is going in on our Vision Gym floor!

Did you know that vision issues can significantly affect your athletic potential? 💪 Here are some symptoms that could be getting in the way of your game: Headaches, Double Vision, Reduced Depth Perception, Losing Your Place When Reading, Dry Eyes or Contacts, Feeling Off-Balance

We can't wait to open our doors to help Knoxville's premier atheletes!

👀 Did you know that you can train yourself to form mental images in your "mind's eye"? Helping you learn to see specific mental images is just one of the ways we can help you take your performance to the next level!

Happy Valentine's Day! ❤️ Do something special for someone you love and learn more about our Comprehensive Sports & Vision Training program!

Athletes can improve their hand/eye reaction time by training their reflexive response. In most sports, there is little to no time for mental decision making. An athlete has to rely on anticipation and visual cues to make a decision.

Sports Vision Training: As a branch of optometric vision therapy, Sports Vision Training uses new technology to evaluate, train, and improve an athlete's visual skills, including reaction time, peripheral awareness, eye tracking, and cognitive speed. Sports Vision Training has also been statistically shown to reduce the risk of potential injury and to rehabilitate the brain after a sustained concussion.

MEET THE DOCTOR MONDAY: Dr. Carusone developed his love for sports growing up in Northeast Ohio. A 3-sport athlete in high school, he went on to earn his undergraduate degree from Kent State University and his Doctorate of Optometry from Southern College of Optometry in 2016. Dr. Carusone spent much of his time in Memphis staying involved with local and national optometry associations, including the AOA Optometry Cares, the Private Practice Club and the Lion’s Club, the latter of which he still serves as the local president. He, his wife Mallory, and their new daughter Nova spend nearly every weekend watching sports, including their beloved Ohio State Buckeyes, NCAA basketball, and NFL Sundays in a divided Steelers-Browns house! Whenever possible, they also love catching a ballgame at Smokies Stadium, Neyland Stadium, or an Ice Bears game at the Coliseum.

We love SEEING all the progress made at our Vision Training Complex. Check out our website to learn how we can help train YOUR eyes!

COMING SOON: Knoxville's first comprehensive sports vision therapy complex! EyeXcel Performance Vision will offer athlete-specific optical products, including brands like Nike and Oakley, as well as specialty contact lenses. And best of all, our 1500-square foot “vision gym” will include nearly 30 yards of turf, 20-ft. ceilings, and a half- court basketball training area.

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