Jeremy Meiring Optometrist Rustenburg

Ever found yourself seeing patterns everywhere after focusing on a task for hours?
That's known as the Tetris Effect — a fascinating example of how our brains adapt to repeated visual experiences. The same remarkable ability that helps us learn new skills can also influence how we perceive the world around us.
Discover how vision, perception, and neuroplasticity work together to shape the way we see, think, and learn.

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THE “TETRIS EFFECT”: VISION, PERCEPTION, AND A BRAIN THAT ADAPTS As children and adolescents, many of us were warned that spending too much time watching TV or playing video games was bad for our eyes. However, modern optometry is proving that in certain cases video games can be helpful in treating specific visual problems. Through a phenomenon known as neuroplas...

Tablets, smartphones, computers and gaming devices are now a normal part of childhood. But what effect is all this screen time having on young eyes?

From digital eye strain and dry eyes to the increasing prevalence of myopia (short-sightedness), the way children use their eyes is changing. Understanding the risks – and the simple habits that can help protect vision – is more important than ever.

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DEVICES ARE CHANGING HOW KIDS USE THEIR EYES Our world has become increasingly digitised. We spend countless hours in front of digital screens, shopping, working, communicating with friends and colleagues, reading, playing games, the list is endless. We are constantly being told that too much screen time is “bad” for us. If it is not good ...