# 240. The Untold Story of Vision and Brain Health with Dr. Bryce Appelbaum | Jane Hogan

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Published: 2026-01-21T11:30:00+00:00
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Have you ever assumed your eyesight is fixed and there's nothing you can do about it? Dr. Bryce Appelbaum, a pioneer in neuro-optometry, shares the explosion of screen-time stress in our lives, and how simple habits and specific vision training can reduce headaches, improve learning, help recover from concussion, and even slow or reverse age-related changes. Join me and Dr. Bryce Appelbaum for a live webinar that helps you retrain your eye-brain connection and upgrade the way you see and perform every day, happening on January 29, 2026 at 3:00 PM Eastern: 👉 https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rTqat7qATDy1hHzcydkLhg In this episode, you'll learn: ⏰ 00:00 - Introduction ⏰ 02:16 - Eyesight vs. vision ⏰ 04:13 - From struggling kid to thriving after vision therapy ⏰ 06:37 - Myopia epidemic and modern visual stress ⏰ 18:33 - How nervous system is connected to your vision ⏰ 20:49 - The 20-20-20 rule, blinking, and vision breaks ⏰ 26:12 - Eye movement improves relationships ⏰ 29:42 - How most head injuries affect vision ⏰ 33:09 - How Dr. Appelbaum helps people with cataracts and glaucoma ⏰ 36:52 - The ONE thing you can do to activate self-healing Check out Dr. Bryce Appelbaum's Bio: Dr. Bryce Appelbaum is a neuro-optometrist passionate about unlocking human potential through vision and the founder and CEO of MyVisionFirst, a leading private practice specializing in diagnosing and treating functional vision problems across all ages. Dr Appelbaum is the trusted authority in functional vision, an international Ted X Speaker, and the creator of Vision Performance Training, a transformative approach that optimizes the eye-brain connection, heals post-concussion vision issues, and builds long-term visual resilience. Through his work with MyVisionFirst and ScreenFit™, his rev…

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