Q: What Is VAPEC?
A: Vision and Athletic Performance Enhancement Center.
Q: What does
the center do?
A: The Center has multiple applications for various
vision related problems.
1. Works
with athletes to improve athletic performance from high school level
to professional and Olympics athletes. Athletes develop faster reaction
time, more in zone mindset and enhanced peripheral vision and awareness
and, at times helps athletes to achieve slow motion phenomenon in
which actions appear to be significantly slowing down.
2. Helps kids with ADD
be more attentive and perform better in the classroom venue.
3. Improves vision of
people with macula degeneration and low vision problems.
4. Can reduce or eliminate
nearsightedness in a non-invasive way.
5. Improves vision of
people with amblyopia(lazy eye) and age is not a limiting factor.
6. Assists people with
stroke and closed head injuries to improve vision and field loss.
Q: Who is the Center Director?
A: Dr. Jeff Magun, Optometrist.
A: Fellow of The American
Academy of Optometry, Co-recipient of research funds from the The
National Eye Institute, private practice since 1969 and Vision Director
for Special Olympics in South Carolina.
Q: How long does it take
to participate in this program?
A: Normally, 6 weeks composed of one, one hour session
per week for the sports program, amblyopia(lazy eye) treatment and
ADD treatment. For other issues, it may take up to 10 weeks.
Q: What does he use?
A: THE ACCOMMOTRAC® VISION TRAINER
Q: What are the costs?
A: $100.00 per session for all issues except for
amblyopia(lazy eye) treatment, which requires half hour sessions.
Therefore, it is $50.00 per session.