Signs and symptoms that warn of vision problems
Eye misalignment
Eye misalignment has a major impact on spatial and depth perception Our eyes are remarkable organs that allow us to experience the world in all its splendor. In some cases, however, eye misalignment can disrupt our ability to perceive the world accurately. Vertical strabismus, convergent strabismus and divergent strabismus are common misalignments of
Eye imbalance can affect your posture
Eye imbalance can affect your posture in the following ways: Eye imbalance can distort visual perception, leading to attempts to compensate through body posture (head tilt, head rotation, duck walking, tiptoeing, etc.). Ocular imbalance can also cause inaccurate depth perception, which causes the shoulders to round or the pelvis to tilt anteriorly. The imbalance [...]
Visual skills
Visual skills help us see the world effortlessly. We must know that sight means much more than visual acuity. And having "perfect" vision (20/20) means next to nothing when we're talking about strabismus, for example. Most optometrists and ophthalmologists are concerned with the clarity of vision, using glasses or contact lenses to [...]
Accommodative disorders
Accommodative Disorders or Accommodative Dysfunction Represents a problem focusing, especially near. Accommodative dysfunction is not so much a difficulty seeing (or clarity) as a problem maintaining accurate and comfortable focus, especially at close range. Accommodation can be affected by the following factors: 1. Refractive errors. These are age related [...]
Binocular vision dysfunction can be misdiagnosed
Binocular vision dysfunction can be misdiagnosed Binocular vision dysfunction (BVD) is a complex and often misunderstood condition that can profoundly affect an individual's quality of life. Unfortunately, because of symptoms that overlap with other conditions, BVD is frequently misdiagnosed. Here are these conditions 1. The difficulties of […]
Life with strabismus
Difficulties with vision, orientation and balance, hand-eye coordination, reading and learning, making eye contact, all of these and many more, make life with strabismus difficult. I have lived with these difficulties since early childhood and, most of the time, I did not realize that the main [...]
he complete eye exam
The complete ophthalmological examination is much more than measuring the refraction and prescribing the necessary optical correction. The complete ophthalmological examination has the following stages: External examination: The way the patient moves and body posture Abnormal position of the head in space, walking freely and sitting, when the patient identifies a landmark at a distance. This position of the head [...]
Do you wake up with blurred vision in the morning?
Do you wake up with blurred vision in the morning ? For some of us, mornings can be difficult in general. But if the symptoms of a binocular vision disorder are added to the stress of the morning, the start of the day becomes even more difficult. When you wake up in the morning after a period of rest and inactivity of the eyes, the symptoms of binocular vision disorders […]
Strabismus and amblyopia, myth versus reality
Strabismus and amblyopia – myth versus reality. (source: "Crossed and lazy eyes: Myths, misconceptions and truths" by Pilar Vergara) The brain does not change after a certain age Myth Brain plasticity begins at birth and continues until death Reality The vision of an amblyopic eye cannot improve with age for 7 years Myth Wearing […]
Filters goggles for photosyntonic therapy
Photosyntonic goggles Photosyntonic goggles are not identical to 3D glasses, although in appearance you could say that they are similar. These "glasses" are an essential part of a vision therapy program. There are over 25 photosyntonic therapy filters, each with its own function. They are designed for [...]
