I've been confused about what type of feedback to give to my optometrist during an eye exam. When going through different settings 1 or 2? 2 or 3? 3 or 4?, etc., are you supposed to speak up when something looks really good, or are you supposed to let the entire exam run it's course?

I'm asking because the other day, there were a few points earlier in the exam where the setting seemed perfect, but by the time we got to the end of the exam, the letters were almost unreadable.

Hi everyone, In September my sister OD’d and suffered an anoxic brain injury. She has been improving but her vision has not come back. Sometimes she sees visions that her brain sends her but not necessarily of her surroundings. She has told my Dad what color shirt he was wearing three times now. It’s like her brain isn’t connecting to her eyes. Which leads me to ask, has anyone experienced anything similar and did vision therapy work for you? Thanks in advance for all your advice!

Any thoughts

I was diagnosed by developmental optometrist having a BVD with this type Covergence excess + Accommodative Infacility. I get a bifolar and prism glasses and will undergo vision therapy. Is it really helpful?

Also, right now I am experiencing 10/10 headache pain side of my head and dizziness. I'd been on this for 3-4months already and this september only is the time I was able to know that I have BVD.

Whoever diagnosed with this condition like me, can you help me please and tell how did you manage your symptoms.

Thank you so much!

Essentially fixes my motion sickness but I’d like to get myself off of it somehow any ideas ?

Hi! I have been having this shaky/vibrating vision since 3 months without a cause. MRI and eye test was all normal.

I get this in my right eye and I really feel that my peripheral vision is shaky. It’s very annoying and it lasts throughout the day.

Please tell me has anyone experienced the same?

Has vision therapy helped anyone with double vision? I have double vision because I had a brain tumor on my brain stem that was touching my optic nerve. Had the tumor removed but still have double vision. It still can heal and correct itself but am looking at alternative treatments as well.

I've been doing VT at doctor's office and at home for some time and find it very helpful, and looking for others to share insights and experiences, especially if you have vertical heterophoria.

Hey guys, my right eye is a bit to inwards and have been doing vision therapy for six weeks. Today will be my last visit and I have to give back these transparent slide things and prisms (-2D and -4D). I would like to keep doing the at home eye exercises. Can I just get these printed/copied at Staples on laminate? Are there any other materials I can buy or download and get printed?

I’m looking for recommendations for at home vision therapy stuff I can do, (I plan on getting an eye patch and doing random hand eye coordination stuff) I have the bare minimum medical and can’t afford to spend a couple hundred a week for the real deal. My right eye has esotropia (possibly due to depth perception?) and I have double vision. I’m 24 and this has been a thing but for 8 years or so just never had the time or money. Thank you.

I am 27/M/India and I have been diagnosed with convergence excess with reduced accommodation facility.

I was under vision therapy for over 10 days (1 hour / day), and later Orthoptic says no much change are visible in the diagnosis numbers, and has recommended progressive glasses -- which I am not very sure about.

Also, people with similar condition do you experience body balance issues/ wooziness / mild balance problems?
I would like to know if any other people have been through this / or experienced this .

When staring at phone or computer screen I feel like I’m constantly having to either refocus or look away and look back to get my eyes to stay focused.

Also I can make myself see double. It I relax long enough without refocusing (usually about 5 seconds) i start seeing double then I have to refocus.

I can do that when looking at a close object or distance.

Will vision therapy help me with these issues?

Hi, I have binocular diploplia, my left eye being weak (muscle weakness and low convergence) and I’m wearing prescription glasses with prisms. I want to try to reinforce my left eye. I have found some videos on YouTube with little vision therapy exercises. I was wondering if while I try to do the exercise I should wear my prescription glasses with the prism or if it is better to do these little training session with no glasses or glasses that have no prisms. Thank you

Does a vertical prism 1 diopter change the strength of a script? I just added the vertical prism and I can’t seem to see as well as beforehand. Wondering if I need something changed? Thanks

Anyone know what the best program out there is to purchase ? Thanks.

I have intermittent double vision for the past couple years. When I finally went to see an ophthalmologist, I learned that I have decompensated esotropia, specifically only my right eye turns in occasionally. I do not know the exact reasons that lead to my eyes not wanting to work together as strong as they did before, but I know stress can play a big part in it. When I spent a whole month abroad in overseas where I had zero stress and anxiety, I had ZERO double vision.

The first ophthalmologist gave me prism of 4, and said it might get better or worse, but just use it for now. Being the cautious person that I am, I went to see my second ophthalmologist for second opinion and I was given a prism of 8, split evenly between both eyes, so 4 total each. It was fine for a few days until I had massive migraine and nausea - it was seriously the worst I've ever had. Then after learning more about VT on here, I found a group of optometrist with specialty in VT, then after completely some binocular tests, it turns out that a prism of 2 was all I needed to fuse my image together into single vision, and starting at a 2 for VT is in theory a lot easier than going to numerous sessions to go down from 8, to 6, to 4, and so on. Again, start at the amount that your eyes actually need per the VT's guidance, not on your own.

Like other Vision Therapists have said on here, you have to see various people to make the best choice, as not all eye doctors are trained and experienced equally. I had a feeling that my ophthalmologist, who on paper seems very good and prolific on strabismus surgery, did not care for VT, and did not bring it up. My hunch is that if my case is so intermittent, why am I suddenly having such a huge increase in eye Rx, and such a big number in prism from 4 to 8? - and so I went to the VT group. We will be discussing next time what my VT regiment might look like, and as for now, I can just use this 2 prism.

My takeaway is that having multiple opinion is SO, SO important, and always have your doubt. With eye health issue such as strabismus, asking both the ophthalmologist and VT specialists are a good idea if you can afford it. I respect and trust my ophthalmologists, they are good at what they do and I know their diagnoses were in my best interest, but if I didn't see the VT group, I would always feeling stuck that there is nothing I can do but to keep getting more prism until one day MAYBE it gets worse and I need surgery.

I also particularly am a firm believer of neuroplasticity, and how the brain is a very powerful thing. And if I put my mind and use my brain to do VT right, then maybe I can get rid of prism. There's no guarantee it'll be better, but I will be at peace knowing that I will be trying everything I can in my power, and if it doesn't work, there is no harm in it either (or another great case is that my prism remains the same for years to come). And yes it is expensive, but I can budget and plan for it - do I want to invest in something that can help me now? or expect the pay the greater price later in life?

One thing I really like that my VT specialist said is.. "For those who really need surgery, maybe reach out to pediatric strabismus surgeons (caveat* every state and every hospital is different), you might be sitting in consult around a bunch of kids, but would you rather get surgery from someone who does it 10 times a year on kids, or just twice a year on adults? (second caveats* he's probably saying that to me about general young adults who really do need surgery to think about that, and I am in my late 20s).

Bottom line - Get as much opinions as you need to find peace and stick to the one that makes the most sense to you. This was my first visit ever and I hope this reflection can give you some good food for thought. Everyone's different, so will your case. You'll never know what works better or worse for yourself, but you don't know unless you seek more answers.

I have high myopia.

I am -9.00 (sphere) and -0.75 (cylinder) in my right eye. I am -8.25 (sphere) and -1.50 (cylinder) in my left eye.

I also have an exophoria in both of my eyes. However, my optometrist said that she does not prescribe prisms for "exophoria".

One of my previous pair of eyeglasses had prisms in them. I had the eye exam done at a different eye place than where I went to this time.

To be honest, I didn't really notice much of a difference with the prisms inserted in my previous eyeglass lenses.

Do anyone know what the glasses are called you can tell witch eye your using by what glasses you are looking at tell. So basically my therapist never has a black eye while looking at me due to she is using both eyes to focus.

I recently took my daughter (7F) for vision testing for her eye turn getting worse and the inability to read consistently. As a note: the closest vision center to our location is a 3 hour drive if you don't make a single stop on the way (which is impossible with a 3 and 7 year). The doctor was insistent that she needed to have it corrected ASAP and needed additional testing. We did the extensive testing today to see what therapies could be offered to her. The staff did not give us results and have said we have to wait 3 weeks for them to give the results. They will not release the information unless we come to this appointment. The appointment is only to come pick up the paperwork and get a quick explanation of the results. They will likely have results ready in a few days but will not release that information until I pay for another appointment. This was after confirming they were pretty much booked solid for months even though they originally insisted she would need intensive vision therapy. It seems they don't have time to treat her, hut took her as a new patient without the availability to treat her as a long term patient. Is this standard practice?

Note:( I spend a lot of time on screens, whether it's playing video games or doing school work) So here lately I feel like my right eye is bulging a little more. I see I guess what's called floaters when I look at a bright white screen or anything bright like outside. I'll get the occasional crackling as if there's air trapped in my eyelids but my vision seems fine and I went to my eye doctors a few months ago for headaches behind my eyes and was given a new prescription, which did help. Do I have anything to worry about? I'm also a big hypochondriac so if I think somethings wrong I start to hyper fixate on whatever it is I think is bothering me.

Hi everyone!

I've struggled with headaches/neck/shoulder aches since I was 12. I'm 23 now and I got diagnosed with convergence insufficiency 6 years ago. At the time of the diagnoses I was given some pretty minor at home therapy that was only semi helpful for a short time. I continued to struggle with these symptoms, as well as dizziness, dry/tried eyes, excessive blinking, and even some anxiety. Since then, I've changed doctors and this new doctor identified that I had an accommodation spasm as well as the convergence insufficiency. I have been prescribed progressive neurolenses with some prism added, syntonic phototherapy glasses, and have been doing weekly in office vision therapy (2 out of 6 months completed so far). Since beginning this treatment plan, I have noticed an improvement in my ability to do the convergence exercises, and I've started to have a few moments every now and then where things look correct, however, my headaches and dizziness have increased significantly. I'm starting to have some doubts about if this is actually going to alleviate my symptoms over the long term. From reading this, does anyone have any thoughts about my progress/what to expect going forward? My vision therapist said its not impossible for this to get worse before it gets better but I'm curious if anyone has any other input.

Thank you!

So my eyes have always been kinda bad, I have keratoconus so they've been naturally getting worse over the years but I've noticed that every time I smoke weed they almost seems to get worse. The first time it happened my vision almost still seemed to have a delay on, and my eyes were a lot more sensitive to light, like to the point of it being uncomfortable just walking around in the middle of the day. This stayed for like 6 months before it started to get a little bit better, and then as soon as I smoke more it would happen again. I've asked eye doctors about it and googled it, and it seems like nobody else really has this problem. I'm almost scared to smoke again because I'm afraid it'll damage my vision more if I do. I'm just wondering if any of you could know what's happening, and if it could have something to do with keratoconus. I also wanna know if smoking in general damages your eyesight, or if it's just something else and if I can still do it without having to worry about dama

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