240. The Untold Story of Vision and Brain Health with Dr. Bryce Appelbaum | Jane Hogan
Release Date: 01/21/2026
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info_outlineHave 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 revolutionary online vision training program, Dr. Appelbaum has supported thousands of patients around the world to thrive in a screen-heavy society—because 20/20 eyesight isn’t the whole story.
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📝Free Vision Assessment: www.myvisionfirst.com/quiz
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📲Follow Dr Appelbaum for more tips & education content: @DRBRYCEAPPELBAUM
Connect with Dr. Bryce Appelbaum:
Website: https://myvisionfirst.com
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/dr-bryce-appelbaum
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@drbryceappelbaum
TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@dr.bryceappelbaum
Facebook: https://facebook.com/myvisionfirstoptometry
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbryceappelbaum
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Hi there! I am Jane Hogan, the Wellness Engineer, and the host of Wellness By Design. I spent 30 years designing foundations for buildings until the pain and inflammation of rheumatoid arthritis led me to hang up my hard hat and follow my heart. Now I blend my backgrounds in science and spirituality to teach people how to tap into the power of their mind, body and soul. I help them release pain naturally so they can become the best version of themselves.
Wellness By Design is a show dedicated to helping people achieve wellness not by reacting to the world around them but by intentionally designing a life based on what their own body needs. In this show we explore practices, methods and science that contribute to releasing pain and inflammation naturally.
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