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Healthy AF | Healthy After 50

Healthy AF | Healthy After 50

55. Your Vision Is Trainable: How to Improve Eyesight, Focus & Brain Performance | Dr. Bryce Appelbaum

Sep 7, 2026 · 59m

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About this episode

What if declining vision, eye strain, headaches, brain fog, and difficulty focusing weren't simply things you had to accept as you get older? In this episode of Healthy AF, Zane Griggs sits down with neuro-optometrist Dr. Bryce Appelbaum to explore the connection between your eyes and your brain—and why he believes vision should be trained just like the rest of your body. Dr. Appelbaum explains the important difference between eyesight and vision, how hours of daily screen time can place the visual system under stress, and why functional vision problems can sometimes produce symptoms that overlap with problems involving attention, reading, and learning. They also dive into vision after 40,…