Why You Shouldn't Prescribe Prism Glasses

[@57ashdot]

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 :/

[@visontherapy]

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

[@HackerActivist]

I sucked it up and it got worse and worse regardless

[@visontherapy]

@@HackerActivist hi there. Not sure exactly what you mean by “sucked it up”. Please clarify.

[@Smiley35S]

My prism glasses gave me my life back

[@tinahillsdon2776]

Me too

[@KathyHarkey]

Find a vision therapist, they'll help you get rid of those glasses

[@parsonstj]

Me too.

[@visontherapy]

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.

[@Smiley35S]

@@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.

[@chuckie0223]

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

[@visontherapy]

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!

[@LaSalviaBodysurf]

@@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!

[@palerider7924]

@@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.

[@charliecharlie6387]

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!

[@visontherapy]

You are so welcome!

[@visontherapy]

Just checking in Charlie. Have you taken action since your last comment?

[@brianwilson7624]

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

[@tanyarodrigues286]

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]

Please give me some direction on what I should do.

[@visontherapy]

@@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!

[@iamnoone6607]

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.

[@visontherapy]

Congratulations on the alleviation of your Double Vision! Are you still wearing prisms?

[@iamnoone6607]

Yes. I also suffer from dizzines and the glasses sometimes they make it worse.@@visontherapy

[@visontherapy]

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.

[@ThingsILove2266]

How many years?

[@ThingsILove2266]

@@visontherapywhat does it mean after TBI if vision doubles out of each eye independent of the other?

[@tawahalp4716]

Thank you I use vision therapy this is refreshing

[@amyhoop9651]

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!

[@visontherapy]

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]

Hello. Following up on your comment. Has visual therapy worked for you?

[@amyhoop9651]

@@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.

[@Era-DK]

@@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

[@amyhoop9651]

@@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.

[@otiebrown9999]

Prism. Agreed! Chuck them. I did!

[@TheSevonne]

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.

[@visontherapy]

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.

[@alinakorovina681]

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.

[@visontherapy]

Glad it was helpful!

[@beckybarnes8875]

It does help people so there should not be a never say never.

[@visontherapy]

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!

[@TheShredfest89]

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

[@duckielouise]

What about NeuroLens? Would these be any different? What about prism glasses + training exercises for long-term?

[@visontherapy]

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.

[@fredkanada3461]

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).

[@renoraines4695]

im so off balance i would try anything now

[@visontherapy]

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

[@colson8327]

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?

[@visontherapy]

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

[@jasonn_lifts]

Search up Neal Hallinan and PRI

[@adeetard2545]

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]

Pretty sure thats normal

[@adeetard2545]

@@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

[@lukehall373]

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 Luke, thanks for sharing. was this done with our clinic?

[@lukehall373]

@@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 :(.

[@visontherapy]

@@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.

[@visontherapy]

I must add that after 2 years, you should have had better progress than what you are experiencing.

[@unapologeticella4540]

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💜

[@visontherapy]

We have great success even after people have had surgery. We invite you to email us at [e-mail]. Also, please take the Quality of Life Questionnaire on our home page - www.visionforlifeworks.com

[@skatealldayyyy]

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???

[@visontherapy]

We cannot recommend any treatment out there without know more about your condition specifically.

[@devilsmilerallvideos6774]

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😭😭😭😭

[@visontherapy]

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!

[@devilsmilerallvideos6774]

@@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....🙏

[@visontherapy]

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!

[@rachellerogers9399]

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.

[@visontherapy]

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!

[@visontherapy]

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.

[@hannalaforest4520]

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

[@visontherapy]

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

[@arvindbardeskar278]

Dear Ma'am I am 51 having amblyopia in right eye. My eye sight has improved by constant exercise but I want 20/20 vision. Can I attain it ??😮😮😮

[@visontherapy]

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.

[@shanitz18]

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?

[@visontherapy]

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.

[@tawahalp4716]

Thank you thank you thank you…

[@mecarr]

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.

[@visontherapy]

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

[@CaroElif86]

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.

[@visontherapy]

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

[@susanf1566]

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.

[@saramessore9197]

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?

[@visontherapy]

Unfortunately, we cannot comment on your condition without knowing a lot more about you specifically.

[@saramessore9197]

@@visontherapy Okay that makes sense. Thank you

[@johntrailearvin]

Did you ever have double vision?

[@saramessore9197]

@@johntrailearvin yes very often

[@johntrailearvin]

Oh we have the same things but I never had double vision so idk if prisms will work for me

[@ritapsaila7123]

Pls help what you said in this video I am passing it how can I contact you. Sorry for my bad wrinting but I can understand when you a.re talking

[@visontherapy]

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!

[@wahanataik]

So what you are saying you use VT right?

[@visontherapy]

Yes, we have great success with our Vision Therapy Programs!

[@iwishiwasamyduncan4797]

i wish i saw this after just spending 600 on prisms lmao

[@deejaysushant]

I have had a orbital tumor surgery a week before and im seeing double. Its more of a second ghost image. Will it go away on its own? Im unable to work in my laptop.

[@visontherapy]

We cannot comment on your condition without knowing a lot more information. 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

[@mystique917]

I have esotropia. Do you suggest surgery before prism glasses?

[@visontherapy]

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.

[@mikjam6558]

IF you took a look at my eye problems , you would go hmmmmmmmmmmm for eternity

[@visontherapy]

lol. Try me!

[@mikjam6558]

@@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 )

[@mikjam6558]

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

[@visontherapy]

@@mikjam6558 😢 We might be able to help.

[@mikjam6558]

@@visontherapy I Live in Tunisia ....far far away ....thanks nonetheless

[@GunNut37086]

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.

[@visontherapy]

And has your prescription stayed the same during that period?

[@GunNut37086]

@@visontherapy Yes, my Rx is stable now and at least my prism strength hasn't increased like the patient in your story, thank the Lord.

[@visontherapy]

@@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

[@KingKenTM]

I don’t have a lazy eye but I still have double vision for objects further away. I was prescribed some prism glasses today that are on their way. Is it still a good idea for me to wear them? Close objects aren’t an issue but once we get about 3 feet away I start seeing double. I don’t have a lazy eye so is my case different?

[@visontherapy]

We don't have a way of knowing unless we learn more about you specifically. Every situation is different. We would love to help you, but we need to learn more about your condition specifically. If you are interested in our help - please reach out! 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

[@stargod3064]

I’ve got a lazy eye and I’ve had eye surgery and it didn’t work. So at this point I’m willing to try anything including glasses. . I’ve heard about using 1 special contact lense that could help.

[@visontherapy]

Vision therapy would be great for you to try! We need to learn more about your condition specifically before we can say either way. 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

[@artisticcannoli7440]

I have one too. I had considered surgery but am terrified. I am willing to try this

[@winwinwin282828]

@@artisticcannoli7440 go and seek a different opinion before putting your money to try anything. You would be surprised if you get differening opinions based on the type of practice you go to. So if you go to this doc, she won't give you prism because she is not into that even if you need them.

[@warzone2.0plug28]

What special contact lens?

[@marshajeanmary]

Hi, what do you think about prism glasses for homonymous Hemianopia?

[@visontherapy]

Thank you for the question Marsha, I used to prescribe those for patients. But what I found out is that it merely shifts the persons visual field to the side. What can happen is that it can throw off their sense of space and make them uncertain where things are at. Probably about 90% of the time most individuals won’t find them to be that beneficial. However, a few will. Hope this helps!

[@usfamilyfinders2115]

I actually have sudden onset dbl vision and Im terrified! To even navigate i have to keep one eye closed. It started as dry sore eye , went to eye dr who said pressure and vision is good in both eyes but sent me to er because he was concerned....mri /ct scan showed a new mini stroke i had no idea i even had, but could find nothing around my eye. both eyes individually are just fine, but they will not work togther. can you help with this?

[@visontherapy]

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

[@Intwodeep902]

Are there any free therapies on youtube for free that can help? My physical therapy is not covered by insurance🤦‍♂️🤯

[@visontherapy]

It takes significantly more than a KZbin 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.

[@agoogleuser5830]

Here's what they have in my notes. Exotropia, Vertical strabismus of right eye, and Diplopia. I believe my first surgery was in 2006. I had three surgeries since. The last one being in 2016. I remember having a plastic prism on my glasses that already had prisms already in the glasses. I remember when the lady who operating on me for my last surgery asked if I wanted to be far or near sided. Was very interesting that I had to make a decision on that. I knew I had time to think about it. I can't remember what I chose. I do want to say one thing which in your video makes sense. When all of this started to happen, the difference between wearing my glasses and not wearing them are so much more worse now. I've been so used to seeing what I can using prism lenses. It really hasn't effected me though. I do know it truly is a lot more difficult to see without my glasses than before. I had my procedures done in Madison, Wisconsin. Thanks for the information.

[@visontherapy]

Thank you for sharing! We are here for you if you ever need anything!

[@Sarablueunicorn]

what about prism glasses to correct binocular diplopia caused by myasthenia gravis?

[@visontherapy]

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.

[@princevalium25]

I have to say, my BVD is very hard on me. I was diagnosed with Esophoria Convergence Insufficiency and vertical heterophoria. I basically feel drunk every single day. I cant drive, I hate riding in cars, and I barely leave the house unless absolutely necessary. I was prescribed prisms but due to money issues I havent gotten them yet but hope to in the next couple weeks. So I wouldnt say "dont prescribe them at all" because for some they are the only option, especially if they cant afford thousands of dollars for vision therapy. Between the cost and having to drive a half hour every week to the Optometrist, vision therapy isnt an option for me at all at the moment.

[@visontherapy]

Why are you going on the optometrist weekly? Or do you think is what you would need to do if you undertook our Advanced Vision Therapy?

[@princevalium25]

@@visontherapy Thats what I was told I would need to do for vision therapy. The optometrist I found who diagnosed me is the only binocular vision specialist in my sort-of-rural area. He also said it couldnt be done over zoom, so Im kind of stuck. He diagnosed me with Esophoria and Convergence Insufficiency. I also believe I have Vertical Heterophoria because he prescribed my prisms as BU, and I do have a strong head tilt to the left

[@visontherapy]

@@princevalium25 we have helped thousands of patients from around the world via zoom. So that’s incorrect and good news for you. I would recommend you schedule an online consultation whenever you are ready. You can do so at www.visionforlifeworks.com.

[@princevalium25]

@@visontherapy Not to be rude, but can you tell me if my specific issues can be worked on through vision therapy on zoom before I schedule? money is tight because Im on disability, and I dont want to spend $150 to be told theres nothing that can be done

[@zzzsann]

I was prescribed prism glasses by my eye doctor after getting double vision due to my exotropia surgery. does it work or does it make my lazy eye come back? btw it is only given in my right eye and the other eye has normal lenses

[@visontherapy]

Zko, thanks for the question. With the prism prescription, it sounds like it is already back unfortunately. There are many reasons why I don’t advocate surgery and this would be one of them. But breathe easy, all hope is not lost and it is fixable even post surgery.

[@zzzsann]

@@visontherapy thank you... but my doctor told me that my eye has gotten better and also the people around me. and the prism is just used to cover up my double vision. I doubt that my doctor would lie to me… and I need the surgery because I was buried in my insecurity. but other than that, does prism make my lazy eye come back, or will it stay the same?

[@visontherapy]

@@zzzsann Thank you for the information. I am not suggesting your Doctor lied to you. My perspective for the use for prisms may be different from that of your Doc. Prisms have their definite use but are not a good long term solution. However, since I do not know the specifics of your case, I would suggest you ask your Doc about this so as not to confuse opinions or interfere with what they are trying to do. I have also made several other videos on Prisms that may educate you more. So feel free to check those out. Thank you for being here.

[@melissapiacenti6272]

Can you help when one eye goes up and one down

[@visontherapy]

Yes! 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!

[@calencoyle4504]

What are your thoughts on neurolense? I was just prescribed neurolense due to binocular vision and thinking maybe I should get a second opinion.

[@visontherapy]

Neurolenses are a specialized prism lens that relieve stress from the binocular system. It depends on what you want to accomplish for your vision. Do you want to just relieve stress or correct the problem?

[@Kathryn.K]

That's what I have binocular double vision, I have eyeglasses currently that have prisms they did work for a little while but now they're not working, when they started not working I resorted to wearing my previous glasses which have no prisons in the lenses I still see double but I just pull my left eye a little bit almost to the point where it's almost a slit and that helps me not to see the double as bad.. I do find that the more I'm on my phone and tablet doing up close things because I don't need vision correction for up close then I find my double vision is worse, there have been times when I wake up put my glasses on and I can see okay.. the one eye doctor that I saw couldn't understand why I wasn't seeing double vision up close she was trying to force my eyes to make that happen but I can see fine up close and even a little bit of a distance from me it's only things that are further in the distance that I see double and sometimes the object that I'm seeing double of is closer, the two are closer, but sometimes it's way off and the the two are further apart.. it's just awful living with this :(

[@blondelogan9146]

@@Kathryn.K this sounds like my story... I hope things have gotten better for you since your comment

[@HerculesMines]

@@visontherapy did you seriously try to sell her on your therapy?

[@scottdye]

@@visontherapy I would like more clarification on this answer - would you categorize neurolens as the same as prism lenses in causing adaptation, making the problem worse over time? Or are they not as problematic in that regard?

[@raafatammar6145]

DOES THE PRISM GLASS HELP PATIENTS WITH HOMONYMOUS HEMIANOPIA ?

[@visontherapy]

It depends on the patient. Everyone is different.

[@PriusRaj]

Prisms worked well for me. I started at age eight and they went down in strength over time. I also had an outward turn not sure if that's easier. I had dropped the prisms completely by high school.

[@tinapourshirazi2471]

I’m 17 in high school. I just got glasses for my night driving as it has become very dangerous for me to drive at night without prism glasses. They haven’t arrived yet but how thick or bad will they look like? I have 4 BI with a sphere prescription of -0.75. Since you wore glasses with prism I thought you could help. Thanks so much and have a great rest of your day/evening! ☺️

[@alanfranklin8301]

Thanks Prius, good to hear the other side. Hi @Vision therapy, I am waiting for my prism glasses now. Can you advise if the case described in the video is the normal trend you see with patients using prisms? Higher prescription over time etc.

[@indecisiveexplorer4565]

I came across a video about neurolens but didn't really understand how they were supposed to be different and also wondered if they were just hyping something to make money. I guess I really don't know much about eye health. I know I have astigmatism and nearsightedness but just got switched into bifocals the last so many years. I don't really like them. I get frustrated when the angle is off and I cannot twist my head to see right. I don't even wear my glasses with as close as I sit to the computer because I would find the head tilting action annoying in the least. Today I was looking at videos about the eye. What are your thoughts on pinhole glasses for vision correction?

[@rpmfoto]

The case you describe creates a misleading impression that the use of prisms can and will lead to an ever increasing need to increase prism strength over time because of adaptation. I seriously doubt that the increase to 28 was due solely to her using prisms. There must be another factor responsible for this anomaly. I believe you may have mentioned something to that effect in the video but you are scaring people enough to contact you for services. Sounds a bit like clickbait for promotional purposes.

[@BarbTodd]

It may be one of those “one in a thousand” but I really think that it is the same thing for me, with a higher prescription for reading … obviously not the same thing, but kind of is, if I had not wore glasses ALL the time, it would not change EVERY year. It is slowing, but the first 10 years it was ridiculous. There’s so much we can do to help our eyes … we need to learn and have good physicians like this one

[@rpmfoto]

@@BarbTodd I do understand the potential for adaptation problems. However, read the title again. My objection is with the absolute nature of it. It isn’t a fair assessment at all. And using such an extreme case to assert that basically nobody should be wearing prisms is reckless. I have worn prisms for six decades and have never increased the diopter requirements due to proper management of the prescriptions. Again, the case that was used most likely had other contributing factors that were primarily responsible for the problems. Important to note is the fact that I cannot manage without prisms.

[@visontherapy]

Hi @rpmfoto. Thanks for your comment. While the titling may be a bit dramatic, the reality is that you are more of the exception than the norm. How can this be so? Because I have seen thousands of patients over 2+ decades and many of them end up needing us due to exactly what is being discussed in the video. Also, the basic mode of functioning and effect of the prism lens makes accommodation an expected outcome and so what you experience is a statistical outlier. The reality is that any straight-shooting practitioner who prescribes these will tell you when asked that the likelihood of increasing prescriptions is high. Not to mention that most people do not even know and are not told that they have an alternative to prisms or surgery. An alternative that is not a crutch but indeed a solution to the underlying problem. i.e you can't do without those prisms (and it is likely that you are more dependent on them) after having worn them for six decades can you? There is much else that can be said about this but ultimately no one can really be scared (or need be) into getting treatment they don't think they need as indicated by the fact that you aren't asking for treatment due to your satisfaction with what you have. @BarbTodd thank you for your comment!

[@killercaritas9442]

Who do I see in SA TX?

[@visontherapy]

We help people all over the world! We customize our vision therapy programs to each individual. We need to learn more about you specifically. 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

[@danitawimberley4237]

Is the light therapy helpful with vertical heterophoria?

[@visontherapy]

Yes! We help with lots of different conditions. Please email us at [e-mail]

[@rdkuless]

Don't surgeons use adjustable lenses (like an adjustable binoculars) to dial in the correct vision..? Where do i buy a "quality" adjustable lens.. All i see are cheap plastic toy like "adjustable dial glasses"..?

[@arjunraghavan6005]

Hi, I was just prescribed a 2.00 prism to help with eye strain caused by convergence insufficiency. Do you not recommend I use the prisms?

[@visontherapy]

We cannot comment on someone's specific treatment or condition without knowing more about them. We help people all over the world. If you are interested, please email us at [e-mail] as well as take the Quality of Life Questionnaire located on our home page. www.visionforlifeworks.com

[@navitapuri]

Arjun Raghavan same here .. no prism yet

[@hrishis2526]

Help me.. i am suffering from double vision and I'm forced to wear prism glasses which i hate the most... please help me😤it's so frustrating.. can't even ride a bike 😖😞

[@visontherapy]

We help people all over the world. Please email us at [e-mail] as well as take the Quality of Life Questionnaire located on our home page. www.visionforlifeworks.com

[@thunderbolt5354]

@ Vision Therapy Can a Optometrist Change the prescription for Prism Glasses prescribed by a Neuro ophthalmologist !

[@visontherapy]

Probably with a new exam, they would most likely write a new prescription based on their findings.

[@marinellagreco7799]

Basically I can’t see your e-mail address, easy with an e-mail, to start, if you like ]

[@visontherapy]

Hi there I only share direct email address with Patients or people who have had a consultation else I would have thousands of messages weekly.

[@wdavis2069]

Thanks for sharing this video! I have an appointment next week with specialist to be checked for binocular vision dysfunction. After watching this ... I don't know what to do. I need a new pair of glasses and every new pair just looks like fish eye lens in the edges and never feel quite right. I thought new glasses to treat binocular vision dysfunction could fix this but you say the lenses could make whatever is happening worse. Is there anyone in Tennessee that does what you do?

[@visontherapy]

Hi there. As for your increasing lens prescription that’s about the standard approach and the only option given to most people. But we don’t buy into that and routinely help out patients reduce their prescription. The great news is that we work with people from all over the world and definitely in PA. So instead of making the wrong choice and finding out too late that they don’t or can’t do what we/Dr Julie does, we invite you to schedule an online consultation with Dr Julie to discuss your case. You can do so by visiting us at www.visionforlifeworks.com

[@wdavis2069]

@@visontherapy Thanks for your reply. Yes. I don't buy into the standard approach. I cancelled the appointment for prism glasses and I'll figure out my next move. Thanks for sharing this kind of content.

[@wdavis2069]

I have another question. Your office is too far from me and Zoom sessions are out of the question, as I need new eye glasses and that requires an in office vision test. Will searching for "visual therapy in my area" help me find an office that does something like your office?

[@Keenan-io3hj]

its always good to try the therapy route, but remember.....neuro optometrists make most there money off of therapy. If you dont do therapy because of prism glasses they are loosing a lot of money. Something to think about. To an extent it is true though that they could make your disorder worse over time.

[@visontherapy]

Hi there, it does not really make sense. If one chooses to wear prisms and rather wants to allow their eyes to get worse then its their choice of which we have no objection to. There are enough people who after having gone the prism route because thats all they had or were told about, who are praying for ways to get out of higher and higher lens prescriptions. We are only here to serve those who need and want a better way. Thanks for commenting!

[@bcpyc]

Thank you for the video. I’d like to ask a question if it’s okay. I live in Japan so please excuse my bad English. I’ve been having headaches and eye strains lately, and my eye doctor says I have exophoria (Or lazy eye? My non dominant eye would shift outward when tired). The doctor says I can consider having a prism glass made. I’d like to ask that, If do make a prism glass to help me with working on a computer or reading, is it discouraged to wear that prism glass all the time? Should I only wear it when needed? And if I do wear the prism glass all the time, will the exophoria become worse over time? Thank you for your time in advance. Just like to have some general guidance or direction.

[@visontherapy]

Every person's situation is different. We would need to know more about your condition. Please email us at [e-mail] and take the quiz on our home page - /www.visionforlifeworks.com

[@moftnn]

did u end up getting them? and did they help

[@bcpyc]

@@moftnn I did! and Ive been wearing them on and off during long hours of working. they definitely do help when you have to look at things at close distance for a long time, ie computers and papers. I only use them when I need to.

[@leenoisiow5178]

Sure this D Julie is bias. I am wearing a prism spectacle for many years , about 23 years. My prism maintain as it is since the begining.. The only solution for me is prism. NOT ANY VISON THERAPY. I AM ALSO an optician . FBDO CL.

[@visontherapy]

Hi there. Thanks for your comment! The first curiosity is why you are watching these videos then. But that’s not important. I’m grateful you are here. I may be biased. But my bias is towards the real world data of people who are put in them and then what happens after they are done with us. Somehow they magically don’t need it anymore and their eyesight gets better. Hmm 🤔 Now, pretending all the comments from people who complain about their prisms are invalid and your experience is what we shall use to measure validity, the more important questions are: 1. Has your vision improved after 23 years of use? 2. Has your prescription increased since you began using them? Where were they in the beginning and where are they now? 3. Can you function without those prisms? 4. Would you still wear them if you had an option not to? That’s the first part. Let’s start there 😊

[@Totalemmalover]

Is that vegan teacher?

[@palerider7924]

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.

[@joannewilson4450]

Where did you order them from?

[@palerider7924]

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.

[@palerider7924]

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.

[@joannewilson4450]

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

[@K.etanak]

How is your condition now ?

[@MrDdm343]

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.

[@visontherapy]

Thanks for commenting Danny! And we are so glad you have had a measure of success with both! 🙌🏾

[@sweetness2689]

What are some good therapy tips you suggest?

[@MrDdm343]

@@sweetness2689 it very much depends on your eyes and the problems you’re experiencing. “Insight Vision Center Optometry” has various exercises on KZbin. But have you experience problems for a while visual therapy with a trained opto/optometrist might be better.

[@amyhynds3084]

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[@fairbornCCF]

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.

[@DschungelKatze]

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.

[@miragexl007]

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.

[@elizabethannmiller3134]

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

[@visontherapy]

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!

[@johnray4033]

did you have esotropia or exo? what type of doctor did you see for the orthoptic exercises?

[@DaVinci368]

I’ve had a prism lens for 5 days and it has given me back my freedom and capacity to function. I have a paralyzed 4th nerve (palsy). Thus my doctors cannot train a muscle to work when the nerve no longer fires. So do you still claim that a prism lens is a bad idea and I should return to being unable to drive, read, work, etc?

[@visontherapy]

Hi there. It appears you miss the point being made about how and why prisms are used and why it is often counterproductive in the long run if the goal is better vision and not just a crutch. Now, if you want a quick and temporary fix then you are on the right track. Also, the assertion about 4th nerve palsy is not accurate considering we work with and have help many align their eyes. The fact is the recommendation made is based on what they know and so is the solution presented which is akin to recommending crutches or a wheelchair when the individual can indeed be trained to walk. Ultimately, it still doesn't change the reality about long-term prism use especially since you are only 5 days in. But we are happy for your relief and wish you the best! Good luck.

[@vanessatorres2517]

Not a bad idea at all, while the nerves arent firing well yet , you need an aid to be able to function and work and earn a living to pay bills everyday or even pay the doctor . . While in the process of healing , prism is or an aid is definitely needed to be able to function . To treat paralysis / paresis therapy is . Stroke patients need a crutch to assist to walk while undergoing rehab /therapy . I think dr julie should consider crutches are still beneficial for daily functionality and healing . Imnobility hampers the healing process.

[@deadcatlives6931]

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.

[@khadijatuzzahra]

what if after RD surgery double vison stays ..what todointhat case ?canw e use it?

[@viratgowda4410]

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

[@visontherapy]

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

[@stasi6206]

So prism glasses turn the eyes straight .. yes or no . because i read somewhere that prism glasses don't move the eyes at all

[@visontherapy]

@@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.

[@carolineASMR]

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 🤔

[@visontherapy]

Hi Caroline, Neurolens is a prism lens.

[@garbygarb31]

@@visontherapyno they’re not

[@ScottRiceDirector]

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!

[@bendeguzvarga816]

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 😊

[@visontherapy]

Make sure you get the right help. Goodluck!

[@laceyr.2642]

This is great! I’ve been wearing prisms now since 2018 and have had some success, but lately not so much and it is frustrating to go through pairs of lenses and still not getting the relief I am looking for. If we’re out of state, how do we work with you?

[@laceyr.2642]

@@visontherapy Thank you so much! I took the questionnaire yesterday, so I’ll hold tight and wait to hear from someone. Thanks again for your reply.

[@visontherapy]

@@laceyr.2642 Hi Lacey, just following up. We hope you able to get a consult scheduled with Dr. Steinhauer?

[@laceyr.2642]

@@visontherapy , no. I don’t believe I heard from anyone. Right now I’m seeing a local functional neurologist to attempt vision therapy again. It’s been about 6 years since I did it last. I’m praying it helps!

[@visontherapy]

@@laceyr.2642 We would have loved to help you since this is our specialty, and while many people think VT is VT, the protocols are not all the same. But we wish you well!! Thank you for being here!

[@FranciscoRamirez-bx5fz]

Prism glasses is the only thing to improve vision after a stroke (Homonymous Hemianopia)

[@visontherapy]

Actually that’s an incorrect assertion. it doesn’t really help. it just shifts an image from where their vision is normal to where it isn’t and it almost always makes them feel disoriented and they run into stuff on their “good” side. Ppl literally com to us crying bc they thought it wiould fix their vision that’s the way docs tell them and then they realize it doesn’t and they’re heart broken and upset.

[@MrHuntervad]

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.

[@jaehee9519]

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?

[@visontherapy]

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!

[@CarpenterJerry]

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!

[@visontherapy]

Thanks for letting us know!

[@aliciasultzaberger162]

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.

[@aliciasultzaberger162]

I also noticed this was 2 years ago, is there an update video on this patients progress?

[@joykarencartagena513]

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[@ritapsaila7123]

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.

[@visontherapy]

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!

[@valdo4842]

Wow I wish you were closer am in Los Angeles Ca. Am 9 months into PCS and just got my prism glasses and I don’t see how am going to adapt to them.

[@visontherapy]

Every therapy program is customized to the patient, and we help people all over the world! Please email us at [e-mail] as well as take our Quality of Life Questionnaire on our homepage, www.visionforlifeworks.com

[@eddie10191]

know I'm late to the party. If you can book a one day trip about 36hrs Hotel flight and car rental packages all included. 2220 route 157 Glenn carbon Illinois. good luck.

[@Tina-pp6ps]

Just help people! Really? Like you’re not making enough money?

[@otiebrown9999]

It would be wonderful - if I could get my Snellen improved, so that i can stop wearing a minus lens! Permanently.

[@visontherapy]

Yes it would. And if you get tired of trying we can help....but you already knew that!

[@otiebrown9999]

I agree!

[@bradleywalker8642]

I really think my prism glasses were a bad idea and made my double vision MUCH worse. I shouldve just dealt with the slight double vision I had before, when my eyes were trying to focus at maybe TV length of 5' away. With the glasses, my eyes got used to looking at the image on the glasses lens only 1" away. Now things look double if they're only a foot away. The glasses were a terrible idea. The optometrist screwed me over with terrible advice. But it's too late now. The damage was already done. The glasses made my eyes cross in more to focus on the glasses, so I basically stare at my own nose now. I never shouldve gotten glasses. They made me worse. I only had a slight double vision before. Now it's really bad. The glasses made me focus on the glasses, so now I'm dependent on the glasses. I was better before the glasses. I shouldve just lived with my eyes how they were. I used to be able to see fine within a room, cuz my eyes were trying to focus at TV distance. Now I get double vision everywhere, even within a room, cuz my eyes are trying to focus at GLASSES distance. That was a terrible decision. I should've done my own research instead of trusting the optometrist. These prism glasses definitely made my eyes much worse. They really screwed up my life. I'm really upset that I didn't do my own research. 😢

[@visontherapy]

We hear this story often. There is still hope, however. We can retrain your brain to align your eyes and decrease or possibly get rid of the double vision without prisms. It will depend what is going on with your case. We encourage you to schedule a consultation with our office. You can do that on our website.

[@genlovell4662]

I needed prisms for my left lazy eye and also had a bunch of other problems including moderate BVD. I went to a behavioral optometrist, and she persceibed prism for the left eye 3/4 base up and i could suddenly do all my near work really well, reading, staying organized, playing piano, etc. However, she did warn me that my brain can become dependent on the glasses, so that it was VERY important to do vision therapy exercises while I am in the prisms!!!!!!!!!! That way, I was training my brain to not get too comfortable with the lenses! It took lots of effort, but I forced the glasses and the daily VT exercises to work as a team, and now I'm seeing better than 20/20 in both eyes. I'm proof that prisms can work as an assistance tool!!!!!! But not your main solution, so I wouldn't completley disregard prisms, but put VT first. The brain is amazing. It will start to realize the dependency is bad and work to make sense of what you are trying to do:) hope this advice helps, I know how frustrating it can be.

[@TheSevonne]

If your eyes got lazier they can get stronger with some exercises im sure. Have you tried exercising your eyes?

[@crazyminds1298]

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 ☹️

[@visontherapy]

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

[@kalliewhitson7589]

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

[@visontherapy]

We might be able to help. Feel free to schedule a consultation at www.visionforlifeworks.com. Looking forward to seeing you on the schedule!

[@MyIndependentChannel]

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...

[@visontherapy]

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 KZbin 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!

[@marcospintor1333]

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 😭

[@visontherapy]

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

[@winwinwin282828]

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.

[@lambylambcurly]

Same here, too difficult with upclose vision. blurred and uncofortable. Were you able to find out why it is.

[@parsonstj]

This is not compelling. She presents a single case history that she admits involves an inherently progressive condition and claims without evidence that the prism glasses are causing the deterioration. She tells stories about brain adaptation, but does not inform what scientific studies have (or have not) been done larger sample sizes to determine if prisms themselves cause progressive double vision. People's vision often deteriorates over time, and we all know that prescriptions change over time accordingly. Are we supposed to stop correcting vision by concluding cause and effect of wearing glasses when we need new prescription? I have had pronounced double vision that has been getting progressively worse, that was affecting my quality and safety of life. I've tried a variety of recommended exercises with no notable effect. I recently got fitted with prism glasses and my life has changed dramatically, it actually feels close to miraculous. Of course, I don't know what treatment is suggested here in this infomercial, because she doesn't describe it. I'd be interested to try some therapy, but I would certainly not give up the prisms for some treatment that is partially effective and takes months or longer. The case history at the heart of this video has a patient who has engaged in this therapy but still has serious double vision in need of strong prism correction. Although this patient is stated to have improved, we get no information of how long this therapy has taken or evidence of when or whether the patient is supposed to not suffer from the disability as a result of the therapy. Meanwhile the patient is supposed to put up with the disability of double vision, which the patient still has?

[@visontherapy]

Thanks for your comment. But it appears that you miss the point of the video entirely. Perhaps watch it again? The patient started with Prism and came to us after eye vision impairment got almost irreparably out of control. You suggest that that they were in need of strong prism correction. Hmm. Does it make sense to need prism correction for a problem that escalated during her use of prisms and went from 6 to 21 diopters during that time? Therapy is reversing some of that impairment which traditional optometry claim is highly unlikely to impossible to do. If it was why would they suggest surgery of which she was not a candidate for due to the severity of her visual impairment that mind you started off significantly less at the time of her first use of prisms? Prisms are not meant for long term use.... Anyway, good luck with them and we are glad you have found some relief. We hope they don't but remember this video if in the future your prescription gets stronger and stronger. Good luck. PS: This is NOT an isolated case and Dr. Julie talks about this a lot in the patients who come to us.

[@jmcqueen7355]

I've developed double vision over the past 2 years. How can I find vision therapy in Washington DC?

[@visontherapy]

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!

[@tawahalp4716]

Thank you for being on the virtuous side of things..and not selling astronomical prisms to people

[@manitarai2969]

Can lazy eye be fixed at age 24 without any surgery ? like taking some eye exercise

[@visontherapy]

Yes! We have many videos on how we help people at any age. Please subscribe to our channel and check them out!

[@markmiller7847]

Can therapy help someone who is 65 years old? l was prescribed lenses with prisms a few years ago and i hate wearing them and only use them at night or when I’m tired. things are getting worse and they prescribed stronger ones now and I hate they way they add colors to the edges of everything. like you said in the video it seems it will keep getting worse and not better using the glasses.

[@visontherapy]

Absolutely! 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

[@markmiller7847]

@@visontherapy I filled out the form but no one ever reached out to me :(

[@Jcal80]

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.

[@visontherapy]

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.

[@rachaellh]

I wish vision therapy wasn’t so expensive where I am.

[@visontherapy]

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!

[@rachaellh]

I believe close to 4k for a year. Absolutely way too expensive for something not covered by insurance.

[@ohnoheb]

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.