Past and Up-Coming Events for XTREMESIGHT

Sports Vision Intensive SemiNar

April 25-28, 2024
Dr. Graham Erickson and Dr. Fred Edmunds gave a 2 ½ day comprehensive workshop that prepared participants with the knowledge, strategies and techniques required to integrate sports vision into optometric practices.

ISVA 2020 - Establishing a Sports Vision Practice - Tips from the Pros

San Diego - Feb 2020Dr. Fred served on the advisory board of the International Sports Vision Association and participated in ISVA's annual meeting. It was a great meeting for sports vision practitioners to learn more about this specialty niche.

GSLS: Perfect Vision in Sight

Las Vegas - Jan 2020 Dr. Fred was in Las Vegas with his lovely wife, Peggy, to present research on applying custom optics to specialty contact lenses to provide "super vision". These custom contact lenses specifically correct higher order aberration of the eye's optics. This exciting area of research is on the cutting edge of optical correction and has been used to provide athletes with vision superior to 20/20. All the way to 20/10!
BELOW: Dr. Fred, with founders and scientists of OVITZ, a high-tech optical start-up based in Rochester, NY, derived from work performed at the U of R. GY Yoon, Felix Kim, Nick Brown, and Sonia Tomenilli.

The 17th Hong Kong International Optometric Symposium

Hong Kong, China - Nov. 6-8, 2019Dr. Fred was invited to deliver a keynote lecture at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on Advancements in Optometric Specialties to enhance the visual performance of athletes internationally.

XTREMESIGHT Performance Mobile Clinic - Victor LAX Fest

Victor, NY - May 4, 2019The XTREMESIGHT Performance Mobile Clinic was parked at Victor High School to demonstrate some of our skill tests. Participants tested their visual acuity by trying to catch ping-pong balls with either their hands or with a lacrosse net. Thank you, Jahmeir Warfield (left) and Thomas Premyslovsky (right).

Association de Optometrie de France Annual Meeting "CoC"

Paris, France, Jan 2019The COC 2019 meeting reunited more than 900 eye care professionals. Dr. Fred led a lecture on "Performance Vision Enhancement Training for Athletes". A task-analysis approach with a review of relevant research used to determine the pertinent visual skills utilized in sports. Vision training techniques that can be used to enhance essential visual skills were emphasized. Issues concerning sports improvement and adjustments to strategy were among the leading topics.