Here are your instructions on how to identify your dominant eye:

  • Put one hand in front of you.
  • Focus on an object like a picture (or a person) beyond you a short distance away.
  • Close one eye with the other hand.
  • Then close the other eye.
  • Notice what happens
  • When one of the two eyes is closed the object will be directly in front of you.
  • When the other eye is closed, the object will shift.

The dominant eye is revealed when your hand is directly in front of you. My dominant eye is the left eye which comes as no surprise to me. I have always been a right brain (big picture) person.

My eye classes prescription for long distance sight is stronger for my right eye and weaker for my dominant eye. Makes sense, eh?

What is the big deal here with whether one eye is dominate or not? Put a patch over your dominant eye, then challenge yourself with tossing a ball to another person. Having trouble? Then catch the ball. Having trouble? It is not so easy when your dominant eye is patched closed

Wobbly walking involving freezing and shuffling can be due in part to a stark difference between your dominant eye and your other eye. Equalizing out both eyes can boast rock solid walking.

Neuro-Optometrists can be of great assistance in this regard.

For more information about neuro optometry visit: https://noravisionrehab.org/

Robert Rodgers PhD
Founder 2004
Parkinsons Recovery®
https://www.parkinsonsrecovery.com