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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Columbus
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Columbus
Posts: 304
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Forgot to mention in my original post
My neuro optometrist didn't think I was a good candidate for prisms. I did try them out and it didn't really seem to help, so that's a huge bummer, but he's hoping the therapy will fix things. It does seem to be helping!
I should've said that my light sensitivity did improve, but then I set myself back about 5 months by being on the computer too much right before I began the vision therapy. On top of that, the vision therapy seems to be in causing increased light sensitivity. I'm really looking forward to stopping therapy, so that I can see if the sensitivity diminishes.
I've never gotten to the point with my light sensitivity where I didn't need to wear my sunglasses inside most of the time, just to give you some perspective on how bad my photo sensitivity is. I did get to the point where I could spend about four hours straight on the computer if I was wearing special glasses with gray lenses, but then I pushed it too far and set myself back. At this point I can't go outside without a baseball hat and sunglasses, which is cramping my style. I've never been a baseball hat kind of gal--lol! I can go on the computer maybe once a day for an hour, though that's pushing it, but anything else I do on my phone and very minimally. Even though it the print on the screen is harder to see, the light source is smaller, so being on my phone doesn't bother me quite as much. But I would say that I try to limit it to about 15 minutes at a time before my eyes start feeling pretty strained. I know it would be better if I didn't look at screens at all, and some days I'm better at avoiding it, but I just find it so hard to disconnect!
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I have recovered my cognitive function, and I've overcome severe vertigo through sensory integration therapy. Wellbutrin has helped me escape depression. I have recently had a few stress-related migraines, as well as headaches stemming from eye strain. I'm also dealing with tinnitus, lack of stamina, extreme light sensitivity, and eye pain. Diagnosed with 9 different vision issues: convergence insufficiency, pursuit eye movement deficit, egocentric visual midline shift, photophobia, visual information processing delays, accommodative insufficiency, saccadic eye movement deficit, lack of coordination, and central peripheral visual integration deficit.
*First concussion: October 2010. I was pregnant and got rear ended. I associated my mild PCS symptoms with baby brain and blamed my light sensitivity on allergies and dry eyes.
*Second concussion: December 2011. I hit my head on a wooden beam, saw stars but did not lose consciousness, and I had very disturbing PCS symptoms but didn't go to the doctor.
*Third concussion: August 2012. I caused a car accident as a result of PCS symptoms. Thankfully no one was injured but me. My husband confronted me, and I finally sought help and took medical leave from work. My symptoms worsened, and I developed severe vertigo.
*Fourth concussion: November 2012. I was riding in a car with a friend and we were hit head on by a driver who lost control of her car. I didn't have a big increase in PCS symptoms.
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