Athletes, parents, and coaches are sounding the alarm: “Their eyes just aren’t working anymore.” Missed shots, poor tracking, fuzzy vision, late reactions. These aren’t just random off days. They’re symptoms of a predictable, research-backed cascade of visual fatigue.

In today’s episode, Dr. Daniel Laby breaks down what’s actually happening when an athlete says, “I just can’t see anymore,” and why most people have been thinking about sports vision all wrong. He explains the three overlapping systems that fail under fatigue, the science behind visual breakdown, and what athletes can finally do about it.

This is a must-listen for athletes, coaches, performance staff, and parents who want to understand the hidden factor limiting high-level performance and how to train it.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN:

• Visual fatigue has three components: physical, eye muscle, and cognitive
• Fatigue follows a predictable breakdown: eye movements → gaze control → timing → decisions
• Many late-game mistakes are caused by tired eyes, not tired legs
• Visual performance under fatigue is measurable and trainable

EPISODE TIMESTAMPS:

• 00:29 - Understanding Visual Fatigue: A New Perspective
• 00:58 - Physical Fatigue and Its Impact on Vision
• 01:34 - Local Visual Oculomotor Fatigue
• 02:03 - Cognitive Fatigue: The Hidden Challenge
• 02:38 - The Predictable Pattern of Visual Breakdown
• 05:21 - Real-World Implications and Solutions
• 05:50 - Addressing Visual Fatigue

HELPFUL RESOURCES:

• Sports Vision NYC
• Connect with Dr. Laby on Instagram
• Pick Up a Copy of Eye of the Champion
• Download The Ultimate Sports Vision Guide for Athletes [FREE]

👉 Don’t forget to subscribe to Sports Vision Radio so you never miss an episode on the science of peak performance.

In this episode, Dr. Daniel Laby unpacks one of the biggest misconceptions in sports vision - the idea that correlations fully explain how visual skills impact performance. After decades of analyzing athlete data, he reveals why linear thinking misses the real story and how a non-linear, threshold-based approach uncovers the insights that actually drive results.

Using examples from baseball hitters, Dr. Laby shows how small visual improvements only create big performance gains when an athlete crosses a specific threshold—highlighting why individualized, targeted training matters far more than generic visual improvement.

Whether you're a coach, athlete, or trainer, this episode will change the way you think about visual performance and training.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN:

• The visual system is non-linear, so correlations alone can be misleading
• Real performance gains occur when athletes cross specific visual thresholds
• Small improvements only matter if they happen near those thresholds
• Targeted, individualized visual training is far more effective than general improvement

EPISODE TIMESTAMPS:

• 00:42 - The Non-Linear Nature of the Visual System
• 01:01 - Practical Example: Baseball Hitters
• 01:36 - Understanding Threshold-Based Performance
• 03:07 - The Logistic Curve Model
• 03:39 - Practical Implications for Athletes and Coaches
• 04:20 - Rethinking Visual Training

HELPFUL RESOURCES:

• Sports Vision NYC
• Connect with Dr. Laby on Instagram
• Pick Up a Copy of Eye of the Champion
• Download The Ultimate Sports Vision Guide for Athletes [FREE]

👉 Don’t forget to subscribe to Sports Vision Radio so you never miss an episode on the science of peak performance.

In this episode, Dr. Daniel Laby zooms out from drills and techniques and explores the future of sports vision training.

He breaks down the three major forces reshaping how athletes train their brains — democratization of tools, adaptive intelligence, and neuroplasticity acceleration, and explains why we’re at the most exciting turning point in human performance.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN:

• We’re entering the Cognitive Athletics Revolution, where training the brain is as important as training the body.
• Pro-level vision and cognitive tools are now accessible to everyday athletes.
• Adaptive systems personalize training in real time based on your performance.
• Advances in neuroplasticity let athletes improve visual-cognitive skills faster and more precisely.

EPISODE TIMESTAMPS:

• 00:24 - The convergence of science, technology, and performance
• 01:00 -Big Change #1: From million-dollar labs to smartphone-based vision training
• 01:40 - Why widespread access doesn’t guarantee equal results
• 02:15 -Big Change #2: Systems that tailor training based on real-time performance
• 03:00 - Personalized, predictive programs that adjust automatically to athlete needs
• 03:42 - Big Change #3: How brain training can now happen faster and more precisely
• 04:30 - Training specific brain circuits vs. doing generic drills
• 05:05 - How the three major trends work together to form the Cognitive Athletics Revolution.

HELPFUL RESOURCES:

• Sports Vision NYC
• Connect with Dr. Laby on Instagram
• Pick Up a Copy of Eye of the Champion
• Download The Ultimate Sports Vision Guide for Athletes [FREE]

👉 Don’t forget to subscribe to Sports Vision Radio so you never miss an episode on the science of peak performance.