How NeuroVisual Medicine Can Benefit You

Nowadays, technology permeates society in an unprecedented way. You will see younger and younger kids using digital devices, such as smartphones. While most digital devices can make life easier, too much screen time comes with some drawbacks. 
 

NeuroVisual Medicine

This form of treatment offers dramatic relief to patients. It allows optometrists to use micro-prism lenses to treat a new population of suffering patients. It involves the identification and treatment of patients with binocular vision dysfunction. 
 

Most people do not know anything about this condition. It encompasses several different ocular conditions that stem from difficulties with how your two eyes work in connection to one another. These difficulties or problems result in either a horizontal or vertical misalignment in your line of sight. 
 

Symptoms of Binocular Vision Dysfunction

One of the biggest challenges of BVD is linking the associated symptoms with it since many of the condition’s indicators do not have an obvious relationship to the eye or vision. Another challenge is that people with this condition usually only have a small vision misalignment, making it difficult to detect during the annual eye exam. 

The symptoms of binocular vision dysfunction occur as the body tries to correct the vision misalignment. It does so by straining and overusing the eye muscles, which leads to symptoms such as:
 

• Nausea.

• Light-headedness or dizziness.

• Motion sickness.

• Drifting while walking or unsteadiness on your feet.

• Persistent headaches.

• Sensitivity to light.

• Eye pain.

• Face pain.

• Double vision.

• Poor depth perception.

• Blurred vision.

• Pain in the shoulders, upper back, and neck.

• Restless sleep patterns.

• Poor coordination.

• Fatigue when trying to read, and more.

You may experience one or several of these symptoms. Their severity can also vary considerably. Some people find the symptoms debilitating, while others manage quite well with little disruption to their daily lives.
 

How NeuroVisual Medicine Can Help

Specialists in this branch of medicine have the necessary training, education, and experience needed to identify, diagnose, and treat BVD. Before you get approval for NeuroVisual medicine, you must first go through a comprehensive vision examination. This exam aims to determine whether the symptoms you are experiencing are treatable using this form of treatment. 

The vision assessment can last up to three hours long; therefore, you need to set aside enough time. BVD treatment involves the use of bespoke prisms incorporated into your contact lenses or eyeglasses. They displace the image that one eye sees to match it with the image the other eye sees. Doing so counteracts the vision misalignment. 

The amount of prism required will vary from one patient to another. It will require some fine-tuning over a series of appointments. You can expect a huge improvement in your symptoms right away. After the fine-tuning, you will enjoy about an 80 percent reduction in the symptoms of binocular vision dysfunction, which will make a huge difference in your quality of life. 

To learn more about NeuroVisual medicine, visit Ocean Park Optometry at our office in Santa Monica, California. You can also call 310-452-1039 to book an appointment. 
 

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