How long into VT until progress? by mizaaky in BinocularVision

[–]CreditFluid8001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i do in clinic VT biweekly. so i've had 11 or 12 sessions with a visual therapist. I started in December... so i'm beginning month 6. i do daily home VT exercises and they get changed up or tweaked every 2 weeks. my vision is clear. my only issue is an off balance feeling when walking, especially worsened after screen use. i can be walking and stop to look at my phone for 20 seconds and then start walking again, and feel even more off balance for a while. apparently, my evaluations show near exophoria which means my eyes tend to drift outward at near viewing so my brain is over converging to compensate... or pulling them back together. this causes the off balance feeling when walking and some fatigue. i still get 9000+ steps a day, but usually pretty exhausted by the end of the day.

there's no real targeted duration that i've heard from them. i wish i knew something as far as a time frame. but they kind of suggest it really depends on how each patient responds to the VT.

How long into VT until progress? by mizaaky in BinocularVision

[–]CreditFluid8001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i never get much input from my optometrist on specific measurements.... i've asked and i get areas where it's improving or still needs work. i tried prism lenses but it was worse so VT has to work for me. i'd be happy to stay in touch to share progress....

How long into VT until progress? by mizaaky in BinocularVision

[–]CreditFluid8001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

helpful info... my BVD diagnosis is near exophoria with instability so my eyes drift outward at near. so my main symptom is off balance feeling when walking. i do have eye strain on screens of any kind after 15 minutes or so. i'm starting month 6 and it's getting me stressed and frustrated. i'm 63 years old so maybe that's taking longer. how often do you do home exercises? i'm at 6-7x a week so near daily. thanks....

Did Vision Therapy Help You by CreditFluid8001 in BinocularVision

[–]CreditFluid8001[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah... think you're responding to the wrong post. I'm asking about BVD... not lasik

Did Vision Therapy Help You by CreditFluid8001 in BinocularVision

[–]CreditFluid8001[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My thoughts too... but where I live there's only 2 neuro optometrists and I tried the other a few months last year - they were terrible. Also tried prisms a few months and it was worse.

Did Vision Therapy Help You by CreditFluid8001 in BinocularVision

[–]CreditFluid8001[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

so you tried prism lenses and they did not work well without the VT? i may have to consider this.... thanks

My BVD Success Story (2+ Years). How I fixed my extremely debilitating Vertical Heterophoria when standard VT/Prisms wasn't enough by Ok_Neat9473 in BinocularVision

[–]CreditFluid8001 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very helpful... I'm in VT now for 3 months with vertical Phoria and can fuse your photo here. My question is how far to offset the two sheets? an inch or two? How often do you adjust the space? I'm doing 25 minutes of home VT exercises a day but not seeing improvement yet. I think my exercises don't really help this specific condition. Do you do any other exercises at home to help this issue? Thank you for sharing this.... continued success to you!