Dear Champion Golfer and Athletes

In order to win a championship every great athlete has to have an edge.   By improving all seven skills of vision, not just sight, we have seen how a golfer’s game can improve. A well fitted sports performance contact lens, custom fitted, is essential to see easy and see the big picture in golf for sub par sight problems.   Easier eye movements and keeping your head still will improve your eye fixation and balancing which is crucial in a good short game. This can be developed and trained by a Sports Optometrist.

     I have a six step visual set up in the short game that has been used for years which helps to take three to twelve strokes off a player’s score in putting alone. It cannot work optimumly if your vision is not working efficiently. So a thorough sports vision exam is required before this is taught.  What you see is what you get. If you have sub par visual input you’ll get inconsistent sports performance even if your swing mechanics are correct.  Vision is much more basic and fundamental than the mental game because 80% the information comes through the eyes initially. I tell my players, "you can’t focus (mental in the mind) until you can focus (in the eyes)."

     We’ve seen 17 champions after working with vision enhancement techniques in professional and amateur events. Hope your New Year is healthy and prosperous and you see nothing but the positive big picture. Hope you enjoy these Sports Vision Articles.

 Sincerely,

 Dr. Jeff Eger

  Results

         3 champions on the PGA tour after our Sports Vision Enhancement or Perceptual Optimized Performance (from 1990 - 1992).  Every athlete improved performance once Vision skills ( all 7) were addressed. Earnings increased at least twice of previous year after visual efficiency was instilled and enhanced.  This 6 step Ocular Procedure for Visual efficiency reduces 3 to 12 strokes off all golfer's game.

I.C. putter and drill for this unique set up on video tape or DVD is $399 plus shipping and handling. 

 Vision training tape for vision skill improvement is $150.00 

Eyes and Body Flexibility tapes $150.00

The Phoenix Gazette                         **    Health Plus                               Saturday, January 19, 1991 

Some pupils aided by vision therapy

By Paulette Bolyard
Gazette Correspondent

TEMPE - When 11-year old Jacob Sparks grades began to fall, instead of sending him to his room to study, his mother sent him to a vision therapist.
    The idea was to help the youngster coordinate his eye movement with his body movement to increase "eye-teaming skills."
    The eyes are supposed to work as a team.  They should be moving as one.  Poor eye-teaming skills result
in reduced depth-perception and inaccurate hand-eye-body coordination." explains Dr. Jeff Eger, and optometrist who has added  vision therapy to his Tempe and Mesa practices.
    Eger says reduced eye-teaming is often associated with delays in learning.
    "When a mismatch is created between vision and touch, vision becomes unreliable.  The patient learns not to trust what he sees,"  Eger says.
    Eger called Jacob's vision condition "wired."
    "He had poorly developed eye movements.  This caused him to skip lines while he was reading and reverse words." Eger said.
    Eger also worked with Jacob's older sister, Sara, 13.  He describes her problem as amblyopia, or "lazy eye."
    He treated the children by putting them through twice-a-week therapy sessions that included physical activities such as walking a balance beam, jumping on a trampoline and working word puzzles and drawing.
    The trampoline exercises, he explains, help develop rhythm, sense of direction, verbalization of movements and integration of eye movements.
    The children practiced jumping on the trampoline while looking at a chalkboard and calling out directions of arrows on the board and pointing their hands in the direction.  Under the doctor's direction, the youngsters bounced and answered questions about the arrows on the board.
    "Smooth and accurate eye movements are important to reading. Our eyes must move smoothly along a line of print and precisely on to the next line. When the child isn't doing this, when the eyes are jumping, reading becomes a chore and a task they want to avoid," he said.
     The balance beam was used to strengthen eye and body coordination and develop focusing or "eye-teaming."
    Eger explains, "Focusing is the change our eyes make to maintain clarity as we shift our gaze. This is important when a child copies something from the chalkboard in the classroom. If it (focusing) is slow or inaccurate, the child's schoolwork suffers. Paying attention in class also becomes a problem."
    For visualization, the ability to create a mental picture of an object already seen, Eger had Sara and Jacob copy a drawing.  He says this test and exercise can help him discover if the patient favors one eye over another.  It also, he says, helps the student learn to follow directions and think abstractly.
     "Good visualization helps us remember what we've read and studied," he adds.
    Susan Sparks, Jacob's and Sara's mother, says she's pleased with the children's progress because of vision therapy.
    "Sara's lazy eye was so bad, she was going blind. The eye test they give in school don't pick up the kind of problems a vision therapist can detect.  And Jacob's grades have improved," Sparks said.
    She recommends parents consider vision therapy as an alternative to help children who are doing poorly in school. But there is one drawback, she says.
     It can be expensive. And you don't know how long it's going to take to help them. "Some insurances will cover it, though," she said.
    Eger said vision therapy isn't a new practice, but it is more popular back East. He also does vision training with golfers, bowlers, and other sports enthusiasts who want to improve their games.
    The Sparks' children attended vision therapy for approximately four months. Besides office sessions, they were given exercises to do at home. Eger said Sara's condition also improved when he fitted her with a contact lens.

 Both Jacob and Sara graduated high school and college.  They learned to see the big picture.  They are self sufficient and working at their "true" potiental they are not wards of their parents, state or prisons with a higher education.  We develop ability's.

Ahwatukee Area Doctor Can Improve Your Vision With Biofeedback Ahwatukee News by Clay Shand 1989 ..Tempe optometrist and Ahwatukee homeowner Dr. Jeffrey J. Eger recently acquired a state of the art Accommotrac vision trainer which corrects focusing problems and is useful in increasing peripheral awareness which is a necessity in athletics. Dr. Eger is planning to use the Accommotrac therapy with professional sports teams such as football, basketball, baseball, golf and tennis.  No matter what sport you may be involved with: professional, university, or just recreational, the Accommotrac can help you become more aware of where the ball is in relation to the hoop, cup, or opposing players. It can help you attain smoother eye tracking to the motion of the ball, with quicker and ore accurate eye focusing.   Every sports participant is always looking for a competitive edge and you always hear, “keep your eye on the ball,” but Dr. Eger asks what good is that if the visual information is incorrect? Visual fatigue inhibits this ability and the Accommotrac can train you to see “easy” as opposed to seeing “hard.” Just as coaches train athletes’ large muscles the optometrist trains small muscles in the eye to improve performance through biofeedback.   The device is a high technology electronic instrument used by the doctor to teach the patient by sight and sound how to voluntarily control the focusing muscle.  The patient looks into the instrument and hears a sound informing them when the ciliary muscle is properly focused. This method of biofeedback is a natural process whereby you can learn to control a bodily process that you’re not normally aware of. Through biofeedback, you can alter your heart rate, blood pressure, temperature, as well as the focusing muscle of the eye.   Here’s how it works: the patient sits in a dark room (in order to eliminate visual distractions) and looks into the instrument. It emits a harmless infra-red light into the eye and the focusing status of the eye is measured 40 times per second. Measurements are converted into sound signals which occur instantly after each focusing measurement.   The patient then learns by biofeedback how to voluntarily control the focusing muscle. It is a retraining program for learning to see clearly without the use of glasses. The training is augmented with a series of training exercises for the patient to perform which enhances the treatments and makes them last over a period of time. The number and frequency of treatments is variable depending on the degree of the focusing problem and the patient’s motivation.  Sports vision therapy is very popular on both coasts as it helps the athlete move correctly and smoothly, know where they are in the space around them, increases ease of flexibility and speed of fixation (near to far), gives wider peripheral awareness, and when shooting a ball, the athlete totally understands how far away the object is.  The therapy also reduces stress and promotes self wellness, the idea of getting better before you get sick. It not only improves your sight, (what you see on the eye chart) but improves your vision, (the knowledge you gain from what you see). For more information contact Dr. Eger at his office on 1106 W University, suite #1 in Mesa Arizona 964-6672 .

The Arizona Republic                Sports         **                                     Tuesday, February 18, 1997   
    Tool to enhance athletes' reactions is eye-opener

 By Jim Gintonio
 The Arizona Republic

    For years, Dr. Jeff Eger, an optometrist, was nagged by a question:
    "Do athletes think too much?" he asked himself recently for about the millionth time.
    "You see," he said, "I think that dumb means smart. My motto is KISS, which means 'keep it simple, stupid.' " "That means performing your best with the least amount of time and energy."
    Eger's theory, Pay more attention to what you see and less to what you think.
    After years of tinkering, he came up with a machine that measures an athlete's response time, but he needed a coach willing to let him test his theories.
    Enter Coach Argie Rhymes and the talented Carl Hayden boys basketball team, which is making a run for the Class 5A state championship.  The Falcons have seen the light for years, but Rhymes figured Eger's device could give them a little edge, so he gave Eger the green light to work with a few of his players.
    The eight-light contraption, patent pending, is called the EZ EYE.  The athlete stands in front of it, and the lights flash randomly in a number of positions for 10 cycles. The object is to tap the light the instant it flashes.  Reacting rapidly ideally translates into quicker, non-thinking actions on the basketball court.
    The Falcon with the quickest reaction time is 6 foot 10 John Smith III, whose father is a former Harlem Globetrotter. Skeptics might say it's in the genes; this kid "should" be quick.
    But that's not the case. Smith said.
    "This has helped me alot." Smith said. "When I read, for example.  I can concentrate and read without head movement.
    "On the basketball court, I use my eyes more and I don't have to move my head. You want periphrial vision."
    Keeping his head from bobbing has an added benefit. "It helps my jump shot." Smith said. 
    Smith, who averages 15 points, eight rebounds, and five blocked shots, is a key to the Falcons' success. Carl Hayden (22-3) hosts Tempe Corona del Sol (18-10) in a first round playoff game Wednesday.
    Smith has been working with Eger for six years.  His eye conditioning on more conventional machines has served him well.
    "I've been going to Dr. Eger three times a week." he said. "I don't need reading glasses anymore."
    He can punch out the lightcycle in 1 minute, 55 seconds, almost two minutes faster than his first attempt.  That's the best on the team, but Eger said the biggest success story could be Jerome Brown, who lost the sight on his right eye as a toddler when it was punctured by a coil.
    "I'm totally blind in that eye, but I'm used to it." said Brown, who is averaging about 10 points and 10 rebounds.  His play doesn't reflect his lack of vision; it's more like he has eyes in the back of his head.
    "In his mind's eye, he can see as well as anyone." Eger said. "We know he's a terrific player, and he's becoming more periphrial."
    Brown just smiled at the compliments and said he always has been able to react. But Smith said he has noticed a difference in his teammate.
   "I think he's more relaxed out there." he said. 
    Eger has made a case study of Smith.
    "Every time John uses the machine, he teaches me something about reaction." Eger said. "He can react and feel and not think too much."

RESULTS INFORMATION By Dr. EGER REGARDING THIS ARTICLE
Results of test marketing the E.Z. Eye on four players on the Carl Hayden High School Boys Basketball team.  Two became 1st Team All-State by The Arizona Republic,  Wayne Rhymes and Jerome Brown. Three players scored in double digits in the 1997 5A All-Star Game. John Smith III(10 pts), Wayne Rhymes(23 pts) & high scorer Jerome Brown(27 pts).  Carl Hayden High School Boys Basketball team lost NO games during our training (which started at mid-season), and won the 5A State Championship!  Jerome Brown has only one centrally seeing eye; however, he has peripheral vision out of both eyes.  With the E.Z. Eye Trainer they improved reaction time, eye-hand coordination, and enhanced  peripheral vision for more court awareness.  Jerome was the sixth man on his team.  He now sees the big picture.  Jerome was high scorer in the 1997 State All-Star Game with 15 of his 27 points in the final quarter. In the 5A State Championship, Wayne Rhymes was the high scorer, and Jerome Brown was second best with 19 points.  

Our first sports vision patient using sports vision enhancement techniques. Look at the results with John Smith III, son of John "Little John" Smith II, former Harlem Globetrotter. See how efficiently (perfect perfomance with the least amount of time and energy) John's eyes track to the ball "The Eyes Lead The Body"

  The Ahwatukee News                                              **                                              October 2 , 1991    

   By Clay Shad
   The Ahwatukee News

    Dr. Eger's Success With Sports Vision Enhancement Therapy As Shown On
   Channel 12 Sports_______________________________________________

    Optometrist Dr. Jeffrey Eger is having phenomenal success with his sports vision enhancement therapy.
Recently, two of his patients on the A.S.U. golf team became semi-finalists in the U.S. Amateur Championship Tournament. Phil Mickelson won the Tucson Open and was one of only three amateurs to ever accomplish this.
    Dr. Eger starts by giving the best possible fit in a contact lens to ensure good peripheral and central vision. He follows that up with vision enhancement therapy which results in a minimal amount of head movement from the ball to the hole.  Better concemntration results in better putting.
    To evaluate his results, Dr. Eger assembled a test group of thirty individuals which included two of the top teaching pros in the valley.  They were told to putt their own way on the front nine and on the back nine they used his six-step putting procedure.  Members of the test group reduced their putting strokes from 3 to 12 strokes each.
    The six-stroke putting procedure teaches a person how to balance himself over the ball and swing with a reduced amount of head movement.  Steve Pascente, Channel 12 sports director, recently did a story on Dr. Eger's innovative new technique.

* The "6-STEP PROCEDURE FOR VISUALLY EFFECIENT PUTTING" video is
for sale on the Video Page of this website.

  Senior PGA Tour

    The Eyes Have It: Chi Chi Rodriguez was somewhat less than delighted with his putting Sunday in the GTE West Capital Classic, but he made birdie putts when he needed them most, 3 in the last 6 holes.  His nerves weren't always so solid.
    "I was a real good putter when I joined the tour," said Rodiguez.  "A magazine once gave me $50 to write an article about putting. All I knew was there was a hole and the ball was supposed to go in it. Once I started analyzing what I was doing my nerves were real bad.  So that $50 cost me alot of money."
    Rodriguez thinks one reason he's a good putter again is because his eyesight is so good, better than ever, in fact. He said it has improved from 20/20 to 20/15. 
    "The eyes control the nervous system," Rodriguez maintained. "That's why you never see a blind man who is nervous because he can't use his eyes."

The essence of this article, in Dr. Eger's opinion, is very profound for improving your vision skills such as sight and peripheral vision in Chi Chi's success.  He got back to seeing the big picture to perform in the feeling state (intuition or instincts), and trusted what his eyes told him to do. The 16 champions that we saw develop into visually intuitive and instinctual athletes played by feel, were automatic, and overrode the restrictions of thought.  When all 7 Skills of Vision were improved and the 6 Step Putting Procedure for visually efficient putting were instilled, they saw easy, felt easy, and played to true potential. Dr. Eger's two favorite tips and expressions to his top champion athletes:
"You can't think the feel" & "You can't focus until you focus."

We have a 6 step "Visually Efficient" Putting set up with our I.C. Putter that will take 3-12 strokes off your game and putting alone.

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