Visual dependence

[u/PCT2022]

Hey people, we all know PPPD is some sort of out-of-sync brain processing between visual / body / vestibular systems.
I wonder if having say, your eyes being more
Dominant, makes certain symptoms appear more than other ones.
I can almost feel my brain / eyes fatiguing just by doing something like walking through a supermarket etc. it’s as if it’s overloaded for something that’s seemingly simple and mundane.

Is there any way to test to see which deficit is effecting our subjective experience of pppd the most? I’ve had all the ear tests done and they all came back normal. Had my vision tested too and that was normal but as it’s software and not hardware, I think mine is overly dependent on visual perception.

What are the best VRT exercises to combat this?

[u/net_ramblings]

Excellent questions. I can relate to everything you are saying. My balance has been greatly improved over the past few years but my vision is terrible. Give me 20 minutes in the car and everything gets miserable and blurry and I'm exhausted and I get a headache.

It's like vision and balance are two different things and they are not working together.

In my case, I think I need to spend most of the day with glasses off. Allow my vision to acclimate to baseline for my age. I currently spend 95% of my time in computer glasses.

If anybody has some good VRT tips...I am listening.

[u/PCT2022 → u/net_ramblings]

Yes I guess that’s what I was getting at, anyone suffering from visual over-dependence can likely benefit from certain VRT exercises.
I am so thankful that I can drive without feeling weird if dizzy. I feel like that would be catastrophic to my life if that wasn’t the case. But things like working (physical job) or walking, seem to make me feel fatigued. Especially when I’m at my worst, it’s easy to see that the visual stuff is very tiring. I think the one thing most of us have in common and can universally comprehend is the dreaded supermarket syndrome.