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Binocular Vision Dysfunction Questionnaires

Welcome! You're Problem On This Page For One Or More Of The Following:

  • you may have just watched a video explaining BVD

  • you have experienced symptoms such as headaches, blurry vision, dizziness, or anxiety over a short or extended period of time

  • you have seen one or more specialists for your symptoms and nothing seems to help

  • you have experienced a concussion or traumatic brain injury (TBI)

  • you have been diagnosed with ADHD, dyslexia, other learning disabilities

  • you were asked by a friend to “just take the test”


​​​​​​​You have likely suffered from your symptoms long enough. And as unbelievable as it may seem, you wonder: could it be your eyes?

Your might be suffering from Binocular Vision Dysfunction (BVD). With BVD, one eye sees an image differently (vertically, horizontally—or both) than the other eye. The body corrects this by overusing and severely straining the eye muscles, causing the symptoms of BVD which include headaches, blurry vision, dizziness, difficulty with reading, learning and concentrating, and even anxiety in large spaces.

Please Take The Test To See If You Have Binocular Vision Dysfunction

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Ortho-K

Vision Correction

Without Eyeglasses Or Contact Lenese

Many patients with vision problems heartily embrace the idea of enjoying vision correction without having to wear eyeglasses or contact lenses. Not all of these patients, however, are good candidates for PRK or Lasik surgery, the two standard surgeries used to alter the way the cornea of the eye refracts light. If that describes you, don’t fret — because here at Blink Eye Care, we offer an advanced corneal reshaping technique known as orthokeratology, or Ortho-K. This non-surgical technique can produce changes to the way your cornea refracts light.

To understand the benefits of Ortho-K, let us first consider how the cornea works. The cornea is a transparent, spherical bulge that sits over the lens of your eye. In addition to protecting the inner parts of the eye, the cornea also performs some lens-like tasks of its own. The shape of cornea causes incoming light rays to be refracted, or bent, in such a way that the lens can focus them into a clear, sharp image before they pass on to the retina and optic nerve. Ultimately, the optic nerve transmits the image to your brain.

Deformations in the shape of the cornea cause refraction to go wrong in various ways, producing the fuzzy images characteristic of nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism. Glasses and contact lens are curved to “pre-refract” incoming light to compensate for your personal degree of corneal deformation. Laser surgery actually corrects the shape of cornea itself, eliminating most of all of the visual errors that might otherwise call for corrective lenses.

Neurolens/Computer Vision Syndrome

Got Symptoms?

You Are Not Alone

The demands of the digital age mean that our eyes are working harder than ever, leading people to suffer debilitating symptoms, such as: Chronic Headaches, Neck Pain, Eye Strain, Eye Fatigue, Dry Eye Sensation, Motion Sickness.

Relief is in Sight

Headaches? Eye strain? Eye misalignment could be the culprit. Find out if you’re a candidate.

Take The Neurolens Test

Low Leve Light Therapy

Do You Suffer From Dry Eye?

Blink Eyecare is now offering Marco Equinox Low Level Light Therapy (LLLT), the latest in dry eye treatment technology. Developed by NASA, LLLT has proven effective at treating dry eye disease. LLLT uses specially designed LED lights to gently warm up the eyelids, causing the meibomian glands to unclog and release oils.

  • Safe, non-invasive procedure

  • 15 minutes per session

  • No recovery time needed

  • No side effects or discomfort

  • Safe for adults and children


​​​​​​​Learn more about dry eye and this amazing technology at marco.com/mydryeye

Hard to Fit Contacts

Contact Lenses Are Not An Easy Solution For Every Person Suffering With Vision Problems.

Some eye conditions make wearing contacts a difficult proposition. However, it does not rule out wearing contact lenses altogether. It just means patients need to discuss options with their eye care provider and obtain specialized hard to fit contacts for their specific vision problems.

Reasons For Hard To Fit Contacts

Finding contact lenses that fit and wearing contact lenses in general can be made more challenging when these conditions affect your eyes:
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Astigmatism: Astigmatism develops when the front of the eye curves into a bulge or oval shape. It causes blurred vision and can be difficult to correct because regular contacts cannot account for the bulging.

Dry Eyes: When eyes become excessively dry, it leads to irritation, burning, redness and blurred vision. Contact lenses can exacerbate these conditions by making it feel like a foreign object is stuck in your eye.

GPC: This form of conjunctivitis is caused by inflammation on the inner surface of the eyelid. Protein buildup on contact lenses can make this condition worse.

Keratoconus: This is an uncommon condition that causes major discomfort when wearing contacts. Keratoconus happens when the cornea becomes thinner and allows the eye to bulge forward. The bulge forms into a cone shape.

Presbyopia: Eyes tend to have a tougher time focusing on close objects as they age. This condition is known as presbyopia. It typically affects people aged 40 or older.

Solutions For Hard To Fit Contacts

Scleral Lenses

Wearing contacts is not impossible if you suffer from one of the above conditions. You do need to meet with an eye care professional, however, and get prescribed contact lenses that are tailored to deal with your specific vision condition.

Gas permeable lenses are a good solution for patients who suffer from GPC or Keratoconus. A GP lens will limit protein deposits from accumulating which will reduce GPC symptoms. It is also effective in containing corneal bulging and relieving pressure on the tissue for a Keratoconus sufferer.

Toric lenses are useful for correcting astigmatism. Since the lens needs to align with the bulge it is correcting, toric lenses must not rotate in order to fit on the eye. They are typically custom made to correct a specific astigmatism. For that reason, this type of lens takes longer to make and costs more than a traditional contact lens.

Bifocal and multifocal lenses can help remedy presbyopia. Monovision lenses are another option for presbyopia. This type of lenses can have one fitted for distance vision and the other for seeing close objects.
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Medicated eye drops can be an effective solution for dealing with dry eyes. They will lubricate eyes enough to make contact lenses more bearable, although a punctal occlusion also must be done to plug the ducts in some extreme cases. GPC symptoms can also be lessened through medicated eye drops. They flush out protein deposits and reduce inflammation.

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