In a powerful episode of The Dhru Purohit Show, neuro-optometrist Dr. Bryce Appelbaum reveals why the eye-brain connection may be the missing link behind brain fog, fatigue, and focus struggles—even with 20/20 eyesight.
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Vision isn’t just about seeing clearly, it’s how your brain uses your eyes to guide attention, posture, balance, and performance. In this Ready State episode, Dr. Bryce Appelbaum explains why vision is a trainable skill, how screen time and concussions disrupt the eye-brain connection, and the simple drills anyone can start using today.
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What if everything you’ve been told about ADHD, dyslexia, or even needing glasses…missed the mark?
In this deeply personal and eye-opening episode of Everyday Ancestral, host James Barry and Dr. Bryce Appelbaum unpack the truth about vision and how it could be the missing link behind so many learning, attention, and emotional challenges kids face today.
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Most people think vision just means eyesight. But as Dr. Bryce Appelbaum shares with Dr. Rangan Chatterjee, vision is brain function. From stress and burnout to ADHD-like symptoms, motion sickness, and even memory, functional vision problems are hiding in plain sight. This powerful conversation explores how Vision Performance Training can rewire the brain, reduce screen fatigue, and unlock performance at any age.
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Most people think vision is just about seeing clearly, but that’s only part of the picture. Your eyes are controlled by your brain—and just like memory or muscle, you can train them to work better.
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Dr. Bryce Appelbaum, founder of MyVisionFirst, was featured on CBS News discussing how hidden vision problems in children can mimic ADHD. He highlighted the importance of ruling out functional vision issues before labeling kids with a behavioral diagnosis, since symptoms like poor focus and reading struggles often overlap. Watch the full story to see how MyVisionFirst is helping families uncover the real root of the problem.
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In this episode of The Human Upgrade, Dave Asprey teams up with Dr. Bryce Appelbaum to uncover the transformative power of vision therapy and the mind-eye connection. Together, they reveal how your brain and eyes work in unison to shape how you see and experience the world—and how you can enhance both with simple, effective eye exercises.
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NBC Washington: If your child is distracted easily or lose their place when they’re reading, you might be quick to get an ADHD diagnosis. Dr. Bryce Appelbaum, a neuro-optometrist, says that it might be vision issues instead. News4’s Joseph Olmo talks to Appelbaum about how ADHD-like symptoms are similar to problems with vision.
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James Maskell: “I couldn’t imagine a greater gift than that, having seen just how the reduction in the function of a sense will dramatically affect your life”
Dr. Bryce Appelbaum joins James Maskell on the Evolution of Medicine Podcast in their first ever episode on Functional Optometry.
This episode is packed with tangible takeaways as well as educational content about the field of functional optometry. James & Dr. Bryce discuss a whole host of under the radar symptoms and discuss specifically what to be aware of when it comes to vision health and vision development particularly in younger children.
Tune in to learn more about the below and so much more when it comes to functional optometry.
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Join us for a special episode of The Life Edge Podcast where Dr. Bryce Appelbaum talks to Chris. They discuss the mis-diagnoses associated with vision, the journey that Dr. Appelbaum went on in order to become a highly specialized neuro-optometrist. We also discuss Chris’s own journey with vision, eyesight and his experience doing the ScreenFit Program. Dr. Bryce talks about how vision therapy is helping people, especially those recovering from serious head injuries. Tune in to this episode for a deeper look into the wonders of our eyes and the science of vision therapy.
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