Congratulations! We hope it stays that way. They are meant to be a temporary fix but most people use them as their forever fix which for most, is where things tend to go south with the rapidly escalating prescriptions which no matter what they try to tell you is NOT normal at the pace at which they increase.
@@visontherapy I unfortunately can't afford vision therapy and my Dad paid for my treatment and glasses. He is very tight with money so he would never pay for vision therapy especially when I've had such great results with my glasses.
I suffered a TBI and had double vision for a couple of years and was prescribed prisms. After about a year of wearing them, I woke up one day and my double vision was gone. I was treated at St. Louis University. Now my vision still sucks, but the double vision is gone thankfully.
Here is something else also about the Double Vision. Doctors prescribe prisms to align the eyes and typically prisms does not fix the alignment. If the double vision goes away, it likely means that the brain is suppressing one eye in order to create a single image. This is often how the double vision is dealt with by the brain when there is an alignment issue.
This resonates with me. Ive had esophoria/esotropia since childhood. Consistent use of prism glasses ALWAYS made my double vision exponentionally worse when the glasses came off. Your eye just gets lazier and lazier. Im 32 and I can no longer fuse targets more the 2 ft from my face. Pretty awful condition to live with :/
It is very possible we can help you. We need to learn more about you specifically. Please visit our website and fill out the Quality of Life Questionnaire on the home page, then one of our therapists will be in touch! www.visionforlifeworks.com Or, you can can schedule a consultation for $149 by clicking the link below: visiont.kartra.com/page/PxT101?fbclid=IwAR3n6NODZP5a4bYNFhi34J9bIRFT1Ir2JEt_EMeAGWYU0e_nMwB6rCJ35yY
I have been wearing the Neuro Lens for about a year now. I don't wear them every day, only when I'm tired or when a lot of reading is required. The great thing is they have different strength prisms for distance and close up work in one lens. My eyes actually improved over time and I need lower prisms. I do have to say that Vision Therapy does help, I've done that in the past, but it didn't take away all my eye strain.
@@sweetness2689 it very much depends on your eyes and the problems you’re experiencing. “Insight Vision Center Optometry” has various exercises on RU-vid. But have you experience problems for a while visual therapy with a trained opto/optometrist might be better.
I think you hit upon an important point many of our eye problems cannot be addressed with a single prism power, but often that is how they are prescribed.
I have prism glasses and it has made huge difference driving and it also cut back on headaches already have migraines so if prisms help prevent some headaches from eye strain it's worth it. Also what about people who have other eye issues they get stronger glasses over time this just seams like it may help some but I think people shouldn't make up minds because of stuff she said still interesting to hear
Thanks for commenting! Glad it seems to be working for you! But here’s the thing: Prism adaptation can be a pain at the end of the day. When it gets worse the individual typically has to do either surgery or vt. They almost have no option left. Why you may ask? Because typically people who require prisms usually have newly developing eye turns. The eye turn as it is freshly starting requires the prism to align images to relieve strain or stop double vision. Then once it’s treated initially it relaxes into more and requires stronger….and stronger….. and STRONGER over time. Hope this doesn’t happen to you. But it’s the general pattern to watch for. That’s why some things that may seem okay in the short term can be landmines later. Thanks for being here and sharing!
@@visontherapydo you have any evidence that support your statement that prism glasses can increase strabismus? Or any study saying that people who didn’t use glasses ended up with less prism diopters than those who used prism glasses ? Im really interested in this, thanks!
@@LaSalviaBodysurf my Dr doesn't want me wearing prism all the time. I only need them driving else I wear regular glasses. She thinks you can get used to a prism the need more diopters over time. I keep a pair in our cars and leave them there.
Her story is my story! I am writing this with a patch over one eye. About 10 years ago I started down the prism rabbit hole. I am 71 years old and my glasses now have the most prism available. Last week (8/24/21) my eye specialist scheduled Strabismus surgery for 12/10/21 to correct my Diplopia. After watching all of Dr. Julie videos on Diplopia and Strabismus, I am going to cancel the surgery. I am not interested in going down the Strabismus surgery rabbit hole. Dr. Julie, you will have a new patient soon!
I have had progressive double vision get worse over the course of 7-8 years, stress & age may have something to do with this also. No eye doctor has treated me for this & it’s been a process to rule out other health conditions & finding the right specialist. A double vision specialist I seen 4 years ago said he’s never heard of eye turns suddenly happening that you are usually born with it. I found BVD through my own research online & knowing all my symptoms that doctors aren’t connecting the dots with or bothering much to look into more.
I was in a car accident Dec of 2016 and always felt off. No doctors or specialists could figure out what was wrong. In February 2024 I was working a work from home job that I what the heck had worked for about 8 months and in the computer for about 12 hours per day. Once my assignment was up in late March 2025 I started feeling Dizzy, Anxiety etc. I went to a Neuro Optometrist and she stated I had BVD and Convergence Insufficiency. My eyes never crossed and I never seen double but she said I needed Prism glasses. I am so miserable. I’ve had them going on 4 weeks and I can’t really drive or even function. I feel like I’m in a fish bowl. It’s hard to shower because I feel I have that prism adaptation. It’s horrible. I don’t know what to do to just have a regular prescription and not wear these prisms. I have even more anxiety trying to get used to them. I feel trapped and like I’m living in a fish bowl. When taking them off I feel very symptomatic now. Even worse than before I started wearing them.
@@tanyarodrigues286 Hi Tanya. Sounds terrible indeed. But We might be able to help. You are welcome to schedule an online consultation to discuss the details of your case to see how we can help. You can do so by visiting us at www.visionforlifeworks.con and clicking on schedule a consultation. Looking forward to seeing you on the schedule!
The thing is that these are supposed to be temporary. They are just a help for the lazy eye to see normally. Also a set of exercises is prescribed. And then after the situation gets better because of training a different set of prisms is prescribed. And that until eyes start seeing normally and no prisms are needed. In any case that is still better than having an operation that is in most cases purely cosmetic and fixes nothing but also can make things worse.
I had 21 prisms in my lenses. 8 out in each eye. Then 3 down in Right Eye and 2 up in Left eye. I had Orthoptic Eye Exercises for three years and every three months the Prisms were reduced. Now after 13 years I do not have any prisms in my lenses. I am 72 years old. Elizabeth Miller
Great for you Elizabeth. Exactly the point. Prisms can be eliminated and frankly unnecessary for long term use. Good thing you stayed the course with that therapy. Thanks for sharing!
Of course. Prisms help but they aren’t meant to be kept. So ultimately they ought to be discarded at some point else one likely ends up with a worse condition. Thank you for being here!
I have horizontal binocular diplopia and prism glasses were prescribed for me. I'm a 39 year old male and they told me I still have 20/20 vision but for some reason I've started seeing doubles
I went my entire life not knowing double vision wasn't normal. But I've also had headaches 8 days out of 10 for the past 20 years and would randomly go blind for up to an hour from ocular migraines quite often. At 29 (last year) I went to an optometrist on a whim because I got vision insurance for the first time and was surprised when they told me my double vision wasn't normal, and may be the cause of my headaches. My optometrist said my eye misalignment was by far the most severe case he had ever seen in his career. I was prescribed neurolens glasses and haven't had any instances of blindness nor have I had more than 6 headaches in the 12 months since wearing them. My concern about your advice in this video is that "training my eyes to align themselves" is essentially what my eyes were doing for the past 29 years, with chronic headaches and bouts of blindness as a result. How would vision therapy be different and result in reduced eye strain?
Glad you are finding some kind of relief after that long. But your eyes weren’t being trained. They ran wild for 20 years. Driving a car that’s out of alignment for years will not fix it. In fact only makes it worse for car and driver. Hence vision therapy is not the same as your prev experience. Bottom line is we help the eyes function properly without crutches 🩼(Which is what the prisms are). This therefore eliminates the issues that tend to come with prisms over time. But I’m glad you are better than before!
I got a concussion 2,5 months ago and I am still light sensitive and after focusing on screens, books anything close I start to have a headache and than after time I get vision problems. I will do vision therapy and also use glasses, but since I am trying to fully recover I am not planning to wear them forever only to be able to work and help my eyes in rhe meantime until I fully recover 😊
Awesome! Thank you for your videos. I've been prescribed prism glasses for about 4 years now. :( Thanks to your video, I know now this was not good. Had no idea there were possible alternatives. So thank you for your video and giving us the USEFUL and HONEST information. THANK YOU!
oh....hated the stick on Xtra prisms to see it it would help more in Prism glasses...hard to tell if it helpd because it was so awful looking through it.
@@stasi6206 it doesn’t change the eyes. It simply alters the light that enters it. Vision therapy of the kind that we advocate in contrast works on the eyes and neural wiring for sustained change at the root level and not just a band aid that could actually cause more dependence and deterioration. Good question.
had double vision for many years. drove with one eye shut most of the time. just got prism and its incredible. My vision is perfect with them. Only 2 DO in the right lens. I bought them with single vision and the prism for driving else I don't need them. Daily glasses just my regular with progressive. I'm not worried my eyes will need a constant change in the strength. And only paid $27 for them online. So wonderful just ordered another pair to keep in the second car.
Zenni Optical. Note they don't have the ability to make prism with bifocal or progressive. They are perfect though with just single vision and the prism..my driving vision is flawless with them.
With my regular glasses a single car double wide enough you could fit another car between them. A guy with a dog looks like a crowd..I swear something about windshields and motion fires up the doubling.
I'll have to check them out. I'm going for another eye exam next week. I started seeing double after my concussion that happened 5 weeks after a head injury. Thank you @palerider7924 for the information
Are the prism glasses 100% the cause of the progression in her double vision? What was the cause of it in the first place? Does this happen in all prism glasses wearers? Or just this one case? This is not enough information and doesn’t help at all.
Hi Sevonne. Good question. In practically all cases daily prism users tend to get a worsening of their eyesight thus resulting in even stronger lens prescription. This is why most docs will tell you that they expect the prescription to get stronger over time. But we do not follow the approach of prescribing prisms and instead work to resolve the underlying condition without needing to make things worse by adding another debilitating factor to it even though it might be a bandaid in the moment. And for those on it already get patients off it. Thanks for commenting. Hope that answers your question.
First time I ever been prescribed glasses they gave them to me and like triple something. I tried for a month to wear them. That was 3 years ago haven’t worn them since.
Watching your video I sat looking at my different glasses with left eye vision block, had those lens prisms and surgery. Brain tumor caused 6th nerve palsy and years after surgery and radiations, I had surgery that helped me see good again. After about 9 years, my double returned, doctor said no surgery, so I worked with another doctor to create a contact lens to block the vision I my left eye, it helps relieve off balance, dizziness and headaches, thank you for your information.
I got mine for my exophoria Convergence Insufficiency, it takes the stress from my eye muscles, as I can align my eye pretty easily, but I get very tired/exhausted even with these 3D, so I have to relax myself and sometime let my eyes go to relax to double vision, also having under eye sinus problem with no explanation, but (very) recently got some sinus med and it works wonders. Like I can watch tv for 30 min then go side eye, but I can watch 1-2 hours with glasses before getting very tired. Cheers, when therapy works for folks.
Thank you so much for this video. I have had a lazy eye my entire life. I am now getting dizzy and losing my balance. My binocular vision is the issue. I am scheduled to be officially tested in August. I am a believer in Therapy. I needed your video so I feel more confident to push for the therapy rather than prism glasses. Thank you so much! I am 49 years old with no medical issues, I think my eyes and lazy eye have just gotten worse and can't not make up the differences in images anymore. Have you had any success with someone around my age with just therapy and not need prism glasses permanently? Thank you!
Yes we have! We need to learn more about you specifically. We help people all over the world! We would love to learn more about you. Please visit our website and fill out the Quality of Life Questionnaire on the home page, then one of our therapists will be in touch! www.visionforlifeworks.com Or, you can can schedule a consultation for $149 by clicking the link below: visiont.kartra.com/page/PxT101?fbclid=IwAR3n6NODZP5a4bYNFhi34J9bIRFT1Ir2JEt_EMeAGWYU0e_nMwB6rCJ35yY
@@sdwl07 I have been in Vision Therapy since Sept 2021 and yes, it has helped me alot! You have to be patient as it doesn't fix itself in just a few weeks, especially when you are older, but I have had amazing results. The program is 31 weeks long of once a week in-office therapy and then you have 21 weeks of at home therapy. You still have at-home therapy activities to do during your in-office weeks. I went to someone local in my state. Hope this helps you.
@@amyhoop9651 Hey, I also have a lazy eye and have a question. Have you had cosmetic surgery for it? I am wondering if vision therapy can help me as i have had surgery, and am getting balance issues and neck pain due to head tilt. Cheers
@@Era-DK Hello! I did not have surgery, but I also had a head tilt, neck pain, migraines, and balance issues. Vision Therapy has helped alot. I am still going through therapy. I would recommend getting some physical therapy sessions too along with your vision therapy because posture and balance and vision all go hand in hand. The PT helped me as well.
Thank you for the clarification. I’ve been struggling with dizziness and just feeling off especially when driving and walking and grocery stores since sept 2021. I’ve been saying there’s something up with my eyes. Regular exams came back normal. Went to a physiotherapist and he said it’s vestibule ocular reflex dysfunction. I was doing gaze exercises and slowly got better then Got Covid and it all came back full swing. I just saw a neuro optometrist and she has completely validated all the stuf I’ve been going through. Set me up with some visual therapy which starts next week. I asked her about prism lenses and she said we do therapy first and don’t usually prescribe lenses. Which caught me off guard because all of the reading I did in regards to vertical heterophoria said prism lenses. So I was second guessing visual therapy but now that I watched your video and read some of the comments here I’m glad visual therapy is an option.
We need to learn more about you specifically. Please visit our website and fill out the Quality of Life Questionnaire on the home page, then one of our therapists will be in touch! www.visionforlifeworks.com Or, you can can schedule a consultation for $149 by clicking the link below: visiont.kartra.com/page/PxT101?fbclid=IwAR3n6NODZP5a4bYNFhi34J9bIRFT1Ir2JEt_EMeAGWYU0e_nMwB6rCJ35yY
Not sure how much it is where you are but then it is important to ensure you get it right when you actually decide to do it. If you ever decide to explore it further, we can help you regardless of where you are in the world!
what you said is true I am the one from 6 now I am 30 prism. now I am waiting to call me for surgery and it's TRUE the eyes goes worst whit the prism.i wish I live near you .feeling sad but I know now that how I am feeling you axplaing very well.
We would love to help you, but we need to learn more about you specifically. We customize our vision therapy programs to each individual. We help people all over the world! Please visit our website. Here you will find two options to connect with us. One, fill out the Functional Vision Questionnaire on the home page, then one of our therapists will be in touch! www.visionforlifeworks.com Or two, you can can schedule a consultation for $149 by clicking the link below: visiont.kartra.com/page/PxT101?fbclid=IwAR3n6NODZP5a4bYNFhi34J9bIRFT1Ir2JEt_EMeAGWYU0e_nMwB6rCJ35yY Please allow two business days for us to respond to accommodate all time zones. Thanks!
Where is that promised followup video with an update on the effectiveness of the techniques used on the patient discussed in this video? I would like to know where things stand 3 years later...
Hi there, it is a little challenging to locate such videos due to the fact that they are usually anonymized and frankly there are too many patients with successes to track for each RU-vid video. Please refer to the Case Studies playlist for a plethora of videos to help show what is possible in these cases. Dr Julie also shares progress reports weekly in her weekend emails to those on our list. So you are welcome to follow that also. Thanks for being here!
Your talking about rxing prism for focal system. Now if you rx prism for ambient visual midline shift.. that works wonders! But i agree, the focal system is the wrong way to rx prism. The focal system adapts. God bless
I already had surgery twice. Once in the 90's, and once in 2021, unfortunately the second surgery did not stick nearly as long and that doctor no longer accepts my insurance so I had to see someone else who decided to try prisms instead of a 3rd surgery to see how they would work for me. As I am on Idaho Medicaid, I don't think we have adult vision therapy here, and even if we did, there is no way Medicaid would even pay for it when they only pay for vision if you have certain conditions such as in the realm of diabetes, strabismus (like myself), etc. The frames the even pay for are so terrible that they literally fall apart and I opted to pay $50 for a pair of glasses online instead to save myself the hassle. Vision therapy would not be something I could afford just for my extremely terrible eyesight that I've had issues with since I was 5 to come back later as I am disabled.
We do not prescribe prisms for long-term use. We do not even prescribe them as glasses but instead use a handheld prism on a stick for specific exercises and protocols for those who may need it very briefly. We are solely focused on improving vision long term and generally avoid the use of Band-Aid approaches.
Brilliant! I've just learned I possibly have BVD, and am very hesitant to go the glasses route for all the reasons you mentioned. Glad to hear there's alternative options to explore.
@@visontherapythanks for answering. I have one more question if you don’t mind. It seems like there are a lot of different terms for this condition. What’s the difference between convergence insufficiency and exotropia?
They told me I couldn’t have surgery bc I’ve had prisms too long and it’d make it worse plus my 1 eye bothers me so bad and I feel like it’s bothering my brain if that makes sense I’m so dizzy everyday I can’t function
This is the cycle I’m in . Getting / needing new prisms a few times a year . The ins only covers yearly so I can’t afford this nonsense. My headaches are so bad now I can’t handle it.
We might be a able to help you get off the crazy bus 🚌 and get your vision to actually improve instead of throwing crutches 🩼 at you. Only thing is that this costs and we do not accept insurance.
It is possible but it cannot be promised. Can it be improved? Absolutely, Yes. Exactly how much is up to your body intelligence and factors unique to each individual.
I'm 17 and my right eye(only right eye) turns in whn i try to see anything which is far or near, It's very difficult to ride a vehicle or to read anything,,, I can't make any eye contact with anyone because it'll so embarassing So mam is there anything you can help for this,.please
Everyone's situation is different. We need to learn more about your condition specifically. Please visit our website and fill out the Quality of Life Questionnaire on the home page, then one of our therapists will be in touch! www.visionforlifeworks.com Or, you can can schedule a consultation for $149 by clicking the link below: visiont.kartra.com/page/PxT101?fbclid=IwAR3n6NODZP5a4bYNFhi34J9bIRFT1Ir2JEt_EMeAGWYU0e_nMwB6rCJ35yY
Can u please....tell me Dr.Julie what should i do now bfore this I have watched ur another video I have decided to go with prisms but this video...made me confused what should I do now...Please tell me...Mam😭😭😭😭
We would love to help you, but we need to learn more about you specifically. We customize our vision therapy programs to each individual. We help people all over the world! Please visit our website. Here you will find two options to connect with us. One, fill out the Functional Vision Questionnaire on the home page, then one of our therapists will be in touch! www.visionforlifeworks.com Or two, you can can schedule a consultation for $149 by clicking the link below: visiont.kartra.com/page/PxT101?fbclid=IwAR3n6NODZP5a4bYNFhi34J9bIRFT1Ir2JEt_EMeAGWYU0e_nMwB6rCJ35yY Please allow two business days for us to respond to accommodate all time zones. Thanks!
@@visontherapy Mam....Yesterday I went to hopsital mam....Nd my Left eye power +0.75 nd right eye +5.25 Mam Doctor prescribed specs and tablets....but those spectacles make my right eye look bigger....It made meee really sad. Mam will u please tell me what should I do mam to get rid of that problem..please give me a reply mam....🙏
Again, we would love to help you, but we need to learn more about you specifically. We customize our vision therapy programs to each individual. We help people all over the world! Please visit our website. Here you will find two options to connect with us. One, fill out the Functional Vision Questionnaire on the home page, then one of our therapists will be in touch! www.visionforlifeworks.com Or two, you can can schedule a consultation for $149 by clicking the link below: visiont.kartra.com/page/PxT101?fbclid=IwAR3n6NODZP5a4bYNFhi34J9bIRFT1Ir2JEt_EMeAGWYU0e_nMwB6rCJ35yY Please allow two business days for us to respond to accommodate all time zones. Thanks!
Hi Dr. Julie. I was given a 12 diopter stick-on prism for one eye last year. I was excited to see straight and went on a 1 hour bike ride. I suddenly had extreme vertigo (world spinning), which I've never had before. After being rushed to the ER, I was diagnosed with Meniere's Disease, and now I feel nauseous and dizzy all the time, and I have hearing loss. Have you ever heard of a prism triggering inner-ear / vestibular issues like this? Thank you!
Hi there, typically the "little" becomes more and more due to a common phenomena called prism accommodation which means your eyes get used to what you started with and requires even more. And logic says it wouldn't be more if your eyes were actually getting better. So ultimately YES prolonged use of prisms will make it worse.
I started at 2base out prism in my left eye for esotropia, following yr went to 3, 2yrs latter (2020) went to 5base out. 2021 esotropia started real bad in my right eye got 4.50 base out, now move to 2023 I'm at 5.50 each eye base out so I'm pretty dependent on prisms and I know it's going to get worse I'm sure now how bad not sure.
Hi there. I do not know any doc local to you. Besides, I cannot advise about another clinic’s therapy as they definitely NOT all the same simply because it is called VT. For instance there are nightly effective protocols I developed and use that are exclusive to our clinic. For this reason (our higher success rate), we have many people still end up coming to us after having tried “therapy” elsewhere. Great news is that where you live doesn’t matter as we have patients from all over the world, including your state. So we would be glad to help you if you so desire. First thing to do would be to schedule an online consultation with me to discuss what you are experiencing and I can advise as to what is possible. To schedule your consultation, visit us at www.visionforlifeworks.com. Looking forward to see you on the schedule!
I have just started using prism for hyper mobility eyes. My Dr told me to wear it for 2 months so my body will relax and than we will start doing exercises. Does 2 month can hurt the eyes? I only got them few days ago. And my eyes are relaxed. I dont have double vision but my right eye overworking so she shifting my sight 2 mm to the left. What damage can it do?
It is important to follow the advice of your doc unless you determine it isn’t helping. So while it is not the approach I would have taken if it works for you then your objective has been met at least temporarily. Typically longer term use is more likely to be an issue than short term. If next time they wish to increase the prism then you know something has changed.
@@visontherapy at this point even my physiological diplopia is a mess ..instead of 2 things i see 4 distorted things ...convergence spasms ......some things are double and somethings are not within the same image ..my eyes keep shifting focus automatically between things that are infront of me ( my accommodation is a mess ) .........all this has happened post lasik for high myopia .......my ophtos / optos are baffled and none offered a single solution ...p.s : vision therapy and prisms made no difference .......you can hmmmmm now lol ( with all due respect )
my brain is also trying to suppress all these double vision mess by clenching my eye muscles to the point where my facial muscles move noticeably along with my eye muscles .......the pain is unbearable
My doc told me that vision therapy won’t help me and would make things worse. I was diagnosed with vertical heterophoria. I forget the reason why. I keep asking for a copy of my records but I’ve yet to receive them. I remember them saying that I have a vertical and horizontal misalignment. Any thoughts? I’m currently wearing prisms. They help, but I find myself wanting to take them off throughout the day.
Hi Lauren. It is no surprise they would day that. First off because thats what they were taught in school and secondly because some docs arent open minded to expand their perspective once they graduate and get set in their ways. Yet the facts say differently and as a result we get a lot of patients reporting that their doc is quite surprised at their improvement. Here is one of many such examples copied from our website: After my stroke and loss of peripheral vision, and In spite of my ophthalmologist’s statement that “ It was impossible to regain any sight” my partner convinced me to try the Vision for Life program. After several months, I noticed while walking in the streets that vision seemed “MUCH WIDER” This was a great encouragement in a vision training which I at times felt was not moving forward. This wonderful discovery gave us new encouragement. Two months later, April 2023 the same ophthalmologist who, after executing vision measurements the previous year stated “ I am surprised to observe that your peripheral vision is CONSIDERABLY wider” I told him about your program which he one year ago thought was just a waste of time and money. He encouraged me to continue. A new date for verifications next year is agreed. In the meantime, me and my dear and helpful partner will continue with renewed energy. In the 3 weeks since the last measurements it feels that it has opened up further. We now look forward to each Tursday`s Zoom session with Jill. I am very pleased to recommend this program for anyone in a similar situation. In the world with new “digital meeting places”, Zoom etc, it works quite well to receive follow up and instructions remotely. What I in the beginning turned to out of desperation and not out of belief, actually delivers! With renewed energy, we are now continuing on the journey back to a completely restored vision which I look forward to proving that to the initially skeptical doctors, I would like to recommend Vision for Life for anyone with similar problems. - AR As far as prisms and Vertical H goes, it really isn't fixing your field of vision but instead shifting viable vision over and yes many patients report not liking due to discomfort and often cos they end up bumping into things since it is only robing peter to pay Paul so to speak. You are welcome schedule an online consultation to discuss your case specifics further and what’s possible for you, because Ultimately it’s up to you to decide about your health in-spite of the opinion of skeptics. Thanks for being here!
Thanks for this info! This week, I started to get stabbing pain in my dominant eye and my left eye looks “dead”. I haven’t worn the glasses in two days. Too many headaches, jaw pain. My non dominant eye is now feeling strange, but headaches and jaw pain are much less. My doc now thinks that I either need a different prescription or there’s an underlying issue. I’ve always had amblyopia. Patch as a kid, etc, but never had issues with driving and dizziness until after I had Covid in 2020! I will look into all of this. Thanks so much for taking the time to write to me!
@@LaurenGiovinaYou are welcome!Hmm… There could be a lot of etiologies with what you are experiencing…but we can help amblyopia, driving, dizziness. Headaches could be indicating something serious. I recommend a general phys for headaches and jaw pain to rule out whatever that is.
Age 64. My ex-husband mentioned long ago that I cover my right eye when reading. I don't know when this started. I had scoliosis as a child that was corrected considerably, but still have a forward head posture that they were unable to correct. I have chronic right shoulder and neck pain, as well as jaw pain on the right side. I think the neck pain began after a car accident in my late twenties or early thirties. I have always struggled with reading because I lose my place constantly. As I've gotten older I have had to switch to audiobooks because reading is exhausting. I mentioned covering my right eye to my eye doctor and that it was much worse than the left. He used a light with a line in it and discovered that either my head is tilted or my eyes aren't aligned. Is vision training available across the US? Can this be done on your own?
We have had great success treating this condition. We help people all over the world! We do not recommend doing this on your own as there are many variables at play. We would love to learn more about you. Please visit our website and fill out the Quality of Life Questionnaire on the home page, then one of our therapists will be in touch! www.visionforlifeworks.com Or, you can can schedule a consultation for $149 by clicking the link below: visiont.kartra.com/page/PxT101?fbclid=IwAR3n6NODZP5a4bYNFhi34J9bIRFT1Ir2JEt_EMeAGWYU0e_nMwB6rCJ35yY
I got prisms 5 weeks ago, after 5 days my life was changed for the better. For 10 days. Since then I have regressed and feel horrible. Can’t get into see my doc until the middle of April. I am miserable and my anxiety and depression are through the roof.
Also I have convergence insufficiency but I don’t have tbi or a stroke or anything (that I know of) I’ve had an mri and shows nothing.. is it possible it just happens?
@@rosiep2021 you don’t need to have had a tbi or stroke for it to happen. Stress (which comes in different forms including immune stress) can result in it happening and there are still other factors besides that including post-medication reactions.
Every therapy program is customized to the patient, and we help people all over the world! Please email us at info@visionforlifeworks.com as well as take our Quality of Life Questionnaire on our homepage, www.visionforlifeworks.com
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We need to learn more about you specifically. We customize our vision therapy programs to each individual. We help people all over the world! Please visit our website and fill out the Functional Vision Questionnaire on the home page, then one of our therapists will be in touch! www.visionforlifeworks.com Or, you can can schedule a consultation for $149 by clicking the link below: visiont.kartra.com/page/PxT101?fbclid=IwAR3n6NODZP5a4bYNFhi34J9bIRFT1Ir2JEt_EMeAGWYU0e_nMwB6rCJ35yY
i was prescribed prism glasses and wore them for a year. Im pretty sure my exotropia got worse, now I am realizing I need to learn how to actually use my eyes. Do you reccomend amblyoplay???
I'm having vertical multiple vision and astigmatism as well where I see lights fall down straight from the source, what should I get, the doctors in my city says they cannot find what's wrong, they just gave me again a prescription and said to exercise and don't use electronics and stuff for 2 months and come back ☹️
We can't really comment without knowing more about your condition. If you are interested, we help people all over the world! We would love to learn more about you.. Please visit our website and fill out the Quality of Life Questionnaire on the home page, then one of our therapists will be in touch! www.visionforlifeworks.com Or, you can schedule a consultation for $149 by clicking the link below: visiont.kartra.com/page/PxT101?fbclid=IwAR3n6NODZP5a4bYNFhi34J9bIRFT1Ir2JEt_EMeAGWYU0e_nMwB6rCJ35yY
I've been doing vision therapy for around two years. Nothing really has changed. I constantly have neasea and disoriention on a daily basis. I can't watch TV or drive without feeling sick. The worse bit is when I go in dark car parks and barely any lighting and feel I'm about to pass out. I'm that desperate I would try prism glasses if it would help :(
@@visontherapy Hi. No this was with a specialist in the UK where I'm from. They won't offer me prism glasses they want me to do the therapy first, and I understand why. But don't feel it's working :(.
@@lukehall373 hi Luke. You can either hold on till your therapy ends or seek a second opinion. Those are about the only options available other than quitting.
On August 10th my prescription prism lenses came in. My prism are low. Fast forward to this week. Double vision with my prisms are bad. I work near computer screen. I told my co workers I need breaks. However, they didn't care. Yesterday I had extreme Double vision. Every told me just sit down or maybe your clothes are casuing it. I said I been sitting down for 20 mins and can't focus on 1 thing at a time. Today I stayed home from work. My eyes where fine this morning until 12pm. Double vision went away for 1 hour. Now it's back again. In addition I have seizures. My medication its the reason. I am literally trying to focus on the keyboard. Optical place never got back to me. I have no clue what to do.
We are sorry to hear all of this. We would love to help you, but we need to learn more about you specifically. We customize our vision therapy programs to each individual. We help people all over the world! Please visit our website and fill out the Functional Vision Questionnaire on the home page, then one of our therapists will be in touch! www.visionforlifeworks.com Or, you can can schedule a consultation for $149 by clicking the link below: visiont.kartra.com/page/PxT101?fbclid=IwAR3n6NODZP5a4bYNFhi34J9bIRFT1Ir2JEt_EMeAGWYU0e_nMwB6rCJ35yY Please allow two business days for us to respond to accommodate all time zones. Thanks!
@@saphire60 not even better at all. All sudden randomly I feel a migraine and boom double, everything in slow motion and down. I see a different eye doc on the 29.
@@saphire60 i am still wearing prisms. I am not out of work. My boss is caring and knows my health issues plus I work with my boyfriend mom. If the double vision/dizziness/eyes are spaced out/can't barely walk etc Happens at work my boss actually drives me home. Not to mention sometimes lasts for hours. I have eplisey as well
Glad it was helpful! If you would like to discuss your condition and the options available to you as a way to actually improve your vision and thus eliminate the need for prisms, feel free to schedule a consultation with me on our website! Thanks for watching!
I was diagnosed with vertical heterophoria and they say the only cure is prism glasses. But I’ve tried them every time I go up to the vision specialist and they don’t seem to help I don’t feel a difference in face it makes me feel more strained. Is this something that would help my disorder as well?? It’s very hard for me to look at screens I get dizzy for weeks
We would love to help you, but we need to learn more about you specifically. We customize our vision therapy programs to each individual. We help people all over the world! Please visit our website and fill out the Functional Vision Questionnaire on the home page, then one of our therapists will be in touch! www.visionforlifeworks.com Or, you can can schedule a consultation for $149 by clicking the link below: visiont.kartra.com/page/PxT101?fbclid=IwAR3n6NODZP5a4bYNFhi34J9bIRFT1Ir2JEt_EMeAGWYU0e_nMwB6rCJ35yY
I have a weird case of “controllable” prism. So I have double vision, but only when I want. Since the human eyes aren’t centered, they are always crossed slightly when focusing on something. The only thing about me is that I’m aware of when my eyes cross and focus
@@isaacflett1321 It’s different for me since I don’t have a dominant eye. So any time I change focus, I see double of what isn’t in focus and notice it. I had an optometrist give me a prescription for prism because of it
I had prisms in my glasses for years. My left eye turns in and a few years ago they took them out all together. So I have double vision and sever turning inward of the left eye. Part of the time my brain tries to ignore that eye ,and to drive, I have to close that eye. I had Cataract surgery last May in both eyes. I am 73 at this point and I have gotten no help for my double vision.
I am in England, so I can’t ring, unless you have what’s up. I looked at your website, BUT I can only see the way to pay for a consulation call $ 149. I do NOT know if you can help me, so I would like to tell you my child 8y situation, before paying. thanks
My eyes felt like they were crossing. One day while driving, out of nowhere, I started seein dbl vision. I'll be 55 in a few days, I'm sleep deprived and exhausted, but a gal's gotta eat, so I do work. Even with brand new progressive perscription including BI I still see dbl. After 3 mins online, I found a video that spoke of BINOCULAR DIPLOPIA, which described me to a T. Yes, things that make you go hmmmm, indeed. I've suffered from dry eye, sleep deprivation, poor diet since all I do is work & sleep, so I'm wearing my horizontal prism for a week, trying to get more sleep, using an eye drop and hope this improves my vision 'til I can get Lasik (maybe).
The problem is the derealisation and depersonalization. Its very hard to function when everything is a hazy dream. Simply blocking off part of my right eye with cardboard starts to result in less visual field stretching and as a result my de-realisation lessens. This binocular condition only started recently after a long period of too kuch close work. Yet thr derealisation is so unbearable that im very tempted to just get prisms so incsn cognitively think and relate to my world.
Hi Matt, we invite you to schedule a consultation to discuss your case further. You can do so at www.visionforlifeworks.com and click on schedule a consultation. Looking forward to seeing you on the schedule.
I had strabismus surgery 13 yrs ago when i was 11 and today the dr said because of this, eye exercises wont help fix temporary lazy eyes from eye strain/stress.is this true?ty💜
We have great success even after people have had surgery. We invite you to email us at info@visionforlifeworks.com. Also, please take the Quality of Life Questionnaire on our home page - www.visionforlifeworks.com
A stroke blessed me with a doubling/shadowing in my vision. I did prism lenses to no available. The therapy failed. Is still want better vision. I have homonymous hemianopsia in both eyes. I would love to drive again but my numbers will prevent that.
Hi Tom, I am not sure what kind of therapy you did but we have much success helping people who have been unsuccessful elsewhere. Why? Because not all therapy is created equal. The recommendation in this case is to get a consultation to discuss your case to see where you are and what can be done. You can do so by visiting our website at www.visionforlifeworks.com and clicking on Schedule a Consultation. Thanks for being here and for commenting!
I have double vision due to multiple sclerosis. I was prescribed prism, strength 2, which helped. Would vision therapy help? My doctor said that my eyes would be get better, faster, the lesser I use the prism glasses. However, I’d like to speed up the process and am wondering if vision therapy would help.
It is very likely, but we have no way of knowing without learning more about you. We customize our vision therapy programs to each individual. We help people all over the world! Please visit our website and fill out the Functional Vision Questionnaire on the home page, then one of our therapists will be in touch! www.visionforlifeworks.com Or, you can can schedule a consultation for $149 by clicking the link below: visiont.kartra.com/page/PxT101?fbclid=IwAR3n6NODZP5a4bYNFhi34J9bIRFT1Ir2JEt_EMeAGWYU0e_nMwB6rCJ35yY
Thanks! good news is that We work with patients from all over the world! All you have to do is visit us at our website at www.visionforlifeworks.com and schedule a consultation. And we can discuss your case in its specific nature and what can be done to help. Looking forward to see you on the schedule!
The amount of prism are you talking about is that a total number? Is there an age that this eye work is ineffective? How does depth perception fit into this puzzle if the eyes work independently when stressed?
Age doesn’t matter. Part of the therapy process is helping our patient establish depth perception. We work with all ages, and typically only use prisms during therapy. But every patient is different.
I was just recently prescribed prism after two head injuries a week apart (6 months ago) that led to dislocation of my c1 & c2 and post concussion syndrome. My doctor didn’t mention anything about therapy. I do photography for a living so if I can train things back to normal I’d much rather do that. Thank you for this video. I live several states away so I will try and find someone local.
Hi Rachelle. Most people don’t know they have the option because yes their docs either don’t know better or isn’t willing to accept that the paradigm has changed and is changing and people do not need thicker and thicker lenses which gets worse each time. But now you do, you can change that for yourself. About finding someone local: first we work with people from all over the world and would love to help you. Second and most importantly, what we do is quite atypical and it would be a mistake to assume it is a standard outcome everywhere and all programs are the same. And I’m thinking no one wants to find this out at the end after much time, effort and money has been expended. If you wish to speak with Dr. Steinhauer directly to discuss your case and what is possible for you, please visit your website at www.visionforlifeworks.com. Thank you for being here!
Also considering the Trauma that precipitated it, the approach Dr Julie uses may also be different above and beyond what most may think is necessary to ensure it isn’t just a surface mechanical fix.
I had an eye injury in 2014 & have had to increase my prisms ever 6 months but since 2020 I've had problems getting the right rx. It's been blurry every time. They added the sticker 😭 I've basically been a prisoners in my own home because I can't drive anywhere outside my own city. I've gone to 4 different optometrists & to a specialist who reccomend eyelid surgery. I'm in CA & 🙏 for someone to help me. I never wore glasses before my injury. I was hit in the eye ⚾️
Hi Ann, we have helped many in similar situations with prisms. But the first step for you would be to schedule a consultation to discuss the specifics and history of your case to know what we can help you achieve. You can schedule your consultation by visiting us at www.visionforlifeworks.com. Looking forward to seeing you on the schedule!
We would love to help you, but we need to learn more about you specifically. We customize our vision therapy programs to each individual. We help people all over the world! Please visit our website and fill out the Functional Vision Questionnaire on the home page, then one of our therapists will be in touch! www.visionforlifeworks.com Or, you can can schedule a consultation for $149 by clicking the link below: visiont.kartra.com/page/PxT101?fbclid=IwAR3n6NODZP5a4bYNFhi34J9bIRFT1Ir2JEt_EMeAGWYU0e_nMwB6rCJ35yY Please allow two business days for us to respond to accommodate all time zones. Thanks!
It takes significantly more than a RU-vid video to resolve most visual conditions. There are measurements, exams and ongoing Dr. supervision and therapy support with a live therapist that is needed for most cases. Besides the liability and risks of encouraging self-treatment is immense.
Interesting. My prism is 4.00 out for both sides, which when applied for the first time back in 2020, allowed me to drive with new glasses, without having to keep one eye shut. The problem for me, is that neither my healthcare provider, Kaiser, nor America's Best vision care, would fill a wrap-type frame with my prism requirement. They say it can't be done. Because I cycle, I need a wrap type frame for wind protection. Anyways, I have an appointment this month, and I'm going to take in a new Oakley OX 8027 Crosslink frame. Hopefully the slight wrap can be filled. Thank you for the video.
I was prescribed prisms, WITH vision therapy. Because I have exotropia, as well as Convergence insufficiency, and I believe something else. I did a lot of tests with a specialist, that showed how bad mine is (even though my general vision is okay), and she suggested vision therapy as well as prisms. But I'm nervous about this too. Any suggestions, or advice to bring to my dr?
I made eyeglasses for over 40 years, so I know what Prizm is. The wedges can get ridiculous on higher powers. I think I agree with what you are saying. This is interesting.
I've suspected that using prisms to correct my double vision was a bad idea. Long story short: auto accident in 2017, severe left eye damage, surgery to shorten/strengthen muscles/tendon, nerve damage that can't be corrected, eye doc put +.5 on one eye and -.5 on the other and the double vision was gone. I think my brain would have compensated, but they keep telling me not to drop the prisms on my next Rx for the past 5 yrs.
@@GunNut37086 Typically they go up dramatically so that’s relatively good that they have remained the same for you. As far as asymmetry and actually fixing the double vision and improving your vision there are still things that can be done to make things better including reducing the lens power and potentially eliminating the completely since you are currently at a +-5
Do Neurolenses work similarly to prisms? My doctor prescribed me neurolenses and I am wondering if I am going to need a stronger prescription every year 🤔
I get double vision from reading books and things that are close to me. And it really hurts my eyes if I try to move my eyes towards my nose and gives me bad headaches. I usually close one eye. I’d do anything 😭
We help people all over the world! Please visit our website and fill out the Quality of Life Questionnaire on the home page, then one of our therapists will be in touch! www.visionforlifeworks.com Or, you can can schedule a consultation for $149 by clicking the link below: visiont.kartra.com/page/PxT101?fbclid=IwAR3n6NODZP5a4bYNFhi34J9bIRFT1Ir2JEt_EMeAGWYU0e_nMwB6rCJ35yY
We had a patient who has the same problem but for far. He gets double vision when looking far. We gave him some prism and he told us that is the best pair of specs he got. We could have gotten him back to do vision therapy sessions and we get to earn extra but he ain't got time for that unfortunately.
I am 35. I think I have had double vision since I was little that have caused headaches images overlapping and pain in my eyes. Whenever I go to the optometrist he completely ignores me when I tell him I might have double vision and says my vision is fine. I tried driving when I was 23 and my headaches would get worse. I’m going to a neurologist because of the headaches I wonder if I should tell him about the double vision.
Definitely, you should tell him. However, we would love to help you, but we need to learn more about you specifically. We customize our vision therapy programs to each individual. We help people all over the world! Please visit our website and fill out the Functional Vision Questionnaire on the home page, then one of our therapists will be in touch! www.visionforlifeworks.com Or, you can can schedule a consultation for $149 by clicking the link below: visiont.kartra.com/page/PxT101?fbclid=IwAR3n6NODZP5a4bYNFhi34J9bIRFT1Ir2JEt_EMeAGWYU0e_nMwB6rCJ35yY
My neurologist has no clue of my approach to discovering if my eyesight may be responsible for my headaches/migraines. He just says oh that's interesting and writes it in his notes. They only care about knowing your symptoms and giving you meds. Nothing about the causation. I went to a specialist recently for BVD. Found out I have a misalignment in both my eyes and Im getting prism lenses. I will be investigating how this will effect me long term. Nothing is curable only treatable unless you get a surgical procedure or something like that.
I have a question. I have a strabismus in my left eye since I was born. I am also blind in that eye. Can prism glasses be used just to correct the eye turn in a blind eye? For cosmetic purpose and not as a vision therapy? I can perceive light and dark shades thru that light but thats about it. Thank you
We need to learn more about your condition specifically. Please visit our website and fill out the Quality of Life Questionnaire on the home page, then one of our therapists will be in touch! www.visionforlifeworks.com Or, you can can schedule a consultation for $149 by clicking the link below: visiont.kartra.com/page/PxT101?fbclid=IwAR3n6NODZP5a4bYNFhi34J9bIRFT1Ir2JEt_EMeAGWYU0e_nMwB6rCJ35yY
Its the same with any prescription.every time i go back to the eye doctor they give me stronger glasses,sometimes I felt it was not nessary,but the doctor did.Now I'm 62 and can barley see.its like seeing threw fog in my right eye,they made both of my lenes stronger,with in 3 monthes my right eye is worse.i have a caterack in my right eye im cant even read.vut my other eye I can read.my right eyes use to be the stronger one,and my eyes flipped!
I also have wondering eyes and im very near sighted.i never had surgery as a baby with my wondering eyes.but I should have, but I had parents not were not insured
Ultimately the choice is yours, but my position is that neither is the best choice in correcting your eyesight. Each path has significant limitations and drawbacks. the first is that surgery is well...surgery. but more than that the surgery is more about cosmetic alignment than improving your vision. We also see many patients who have had 2,3,4 or more surgeries who still end up coming to us. I have also made many videos about prisms including this one that shows its limitations and long-term effects. This is why I choose to pivot my practice to help patients resolve and improve their vision in a way that is more effective and makes either option unnecessary. Kinda sounds like a vision therapy pitch right? But it is what it is. Ultimately you want to ask yourself what do I want for my vision? Thick glasses that will tend to increase, surgery that may not do what I need it to, or actually get better vision without either option? The choice is yours. Thanks for being here.
Hi Melle, thanks for your question. Not exactly sure what you mean by body work. However the use of prisms as a long term solution is incompatible with a vision, as prisms are meant to be compensatory by design. And there is no need to compensate if vision therapy is done right or done the way we do it. So unless therapy is done by a less experienced practitioner the goal should be an elimination of prisms and not keeping it. Why would you want to anyway especially if it tends to get stronger and stronger?
@@visontherapy yes, agree. Thank you. The prism glasses are prescribed for a short time to use in tandem with vision therapy and craniosacral work. This is for misalignment / double vision. Onset in adulthood, over the past 2 years. The goal is not to need glasses, as I currently don't wear them.
I have alternating Exotropia or something similar to Exotropia and I have 20/20 vision. Should I be worried about my prism glasses? I've been wearing them for about a year or two but nothing seems out of ordinary? I'd also like to add that I don't have double vision or anything like that, the way that my doctor described it to me is that it used light to help my eye stay in place because if I lose thought or de-concentrate my eye ends up being cross eyed
Unfortunately, we cannot comment until we know more about you specifically. If you are interested, we help people all over the world and all ages!! We would love to learn more about you. Please visit our website and fill out the Quality of Life Questionnaire on the home page, then one of our therapists will be in touch! www.visionforlifeworks.com Or, you can schedule a consultation for $149 by clicking the link below: visiont.kartra.com/page/PxT101?fbclid=IwAR3n6NODZP5a4bYNFhi34J9bIRFT1Ir2JEt_EMeAGWYU0e_nMwB6rCJ35yY
Do you have experience with Duane's syndrome and the use of prism lenses? Because I'm not sure it would make anything worse since my left eye can't move out at all, not just a lazy eye causing it to do that. I get double vision because of my eye not being perfectly centre, causing a head tilt towards my good eye. Wondering if prism lenses have caused any worsening issues due to Duane's syndrome.
We help people all over the world! Please email us at info@visionforlifeworks.com as well as take our Quality of Life Questionnaire on our homepage and one of our therapists will be in touch. www.visionforlifeworks.com
Yes, prism glasses can be used for aligning eyes in many situations. But we believe in training the brain to manage vision without prisms as often as possible.
