Ares Elite Sports Vision is a premier vision and cognitive evaluation and training company dedicated to enhancing athletes' visual and neurocognitive abilities.

Our specialized programs are designed to help athletes reach their peak performance by focusing on key areas such as reaction time, eye-hand coordination, and visual processing speeds.

Sports Vision Training is a specialized program aimed at improving an athlete's visual skills and processing abilities.

These skills include depth perception, hand-eye coordination, reaction time, and dynamic visual acuity.

The training helps athletes see and react to their environment more effectively, enhancing their overall performance in their respective sport.

While both Sports Vision Training and Vision Therapy aim to improve visual function, they have different focuses. Vision Therapy is a medical treatment typically prescribed for patients with visual disorders such as strabismus, amblyopia, or convergence insufficiency. It involves a series of supervised exercises to correct these conditions.

Sports Vision Training, on the other hand, is designed specifically for athletes to enhance performance-related visual skills such as tracking moving objects, quick gaze shifts, and improving reaction times.

The AESV evaluation is comprehensive and tailored specifically to assess and enhance athletic visual skills and neurocognitive functions. Here’s how it differs:

• Sports Vision Screening: This is typically a shorter, less comprehensive assessment aimed at identifying potential visual deficits that could impact athletic performance. It may include basic tests for visual acuity, depth perception, and eye-hand coordination, but does not delve as deeply into neurocognitive functions or advanced visual skills.

• General Optometry Eye Exam: A standard eye exam performed by an optometrist focuses on overall eye health and visual acuity. It checks for common eye conditions like myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, and eye diseases. While important for general eye health, it does not specifically target the visual skills crucial for athletic performance.

• AESV Evaluation: This evaluation includes advanced tests and drills designed to measure and improve performance metrics such as depth perception, eye-hand coordination, reaction time, and dynamic vision. It utilizes specialized equipment and applications, including virtual reality, to provide a thorough assessment of an athlete’s visual and cognitive abilities.

At Ares Elite Sports Vision, our evaluations are 75-90 minutes long and priced at $349 because they are designed to be comprehensive, detailed, and specialized for athletes. Here’s why:

1. Thorough Assessment:

   • Our evaluations go beyond a standard eye examination. We assess not only visual acuity but also a wide range of vision and neurocognitive skills critical for athletic performance. These include reaction time, depth perception, peripheral awareness, eye-hand coordination, and more.

2. Specialized Equipment:

   • We utilize state-of-the-art equipment and cutting-edge technology that are specifically tailored for sports vision assessments. This technology allows us to conduct a more precise and in-depth analysis of an athlete's visual and cognitive abilities.

3. Customized Evaluation:

   • Each evaluation is tailored to the specific needs of the athlete and their sport. This personalized approach ensures that we can identify and target the unique visual and cognitive demands required for optimal performance in their specific athletic discipline.

4. Expertise:

   • Our team consists of specialists in sports vision optometry who have extensive experience working with athletes. This expertise allows us to provide insights and recommendations that are highly relevant and beneficial for athletic performance enhancement.

5. Comprehensive Report and Action Plan:

   • After the evaluation, we provide a detailed report outlining the athlete's strengths and areas for improvement. We also develop a customized training plan to help them enhance their visual and cognitive skills, which is a crucial aspect of their overall training regimen.

6. Athlete-Centric Design:

   • Our evaluations are specifically designed with athletes in mind. Unlike general eye examinations that focus primarily on vision correction, our assessments are geared towards optimizing the visual and neurocognitive skills that are essential for peak athletic performance.

The investment of $349 reflects the high level of specialization, the advanced technology used, and the expertise of our team. Our goal is to provide athletes with the best possible evaluation to help them gain a competitive edge and achieve their full potential.

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Our monthly pricing plans are as follows: (Requires 3-Month Minimum Commitment)

• 2 Sessions/Month: $199 or $99.50/session

• 4 Sessions/Month: $349 or $87.25/session

• 6 Sessions/Month: $499 or $83.19/session

• 8 Sessions/Month: $599 or $74.88/session

For session packages: (Must be used within 6 months of purchase date)

• 5 Sessions: $599 or $119.18/session

• 10 Sessions: $999 or $99.90/session

• 15 Sessions: $1399 or $93.27/session

• 20 Sessions: $1699 or $84.95/session

Team evaluations provide several benefits, including:

• Comprehensive Assessment: Each team member's visual and cognitive skills are thoroughly assessed.

• Customized Training Plans: Tailored training programs based on the specific needs and strengths of the team.

• Improved Team Performance: Enhanced coordination and communication through improved visual skills.

• Benchmarking and Progress Tracking: Establishes a baseline for each player and tracks improvements over time.

• Injury Prevention: Identifies potential visual and cognitive weaknesses that could lead to injuries, allowing for preventative measures.

Inquire about our team evaluation services by contacting Dr. LaPlaca at drl@areselitesportsvision.com.

No, we do not accept vision insurance, but we do provide you with a receipt and an invoice to submit for reimbursement on your own.

The Ares Academy virtual program includes general and advanced vision drills, basic and advanced digital charts, strobe glasses, data logging, and virtual reality applications like NeuroTrainer. It is specifically developed to enhance the vergence system, accommodative system, neurocognitive system, depth perception, eye-hand coordination, and reaction time.

Yes, we offer whole team evaluations. Please inquire about pricing options by contacting Dr. LaPlaca at drl@areselitesportsvision.com.

Yes, Dr. LaPlaca is available for speaking events and consultation calls.