convergence insufficiency
 

this is what i have wrong with my eyes, iv been goin to eye therapy twice a week and its supposed to help it, also had the option of getting prism glasses but declined them because i hate glasses

just posting this up because i never knew what was wrong with my vision and it took almost 10 months for doctors to tell me whats wrong so hopefully this helps someone

that's what a lot of people have...when the 2 eyes aren't working together. I tried prisms but they didn't work for me. Dr. Debby Feinberg uses a specific type of prism (not the one that the dr gave me) and she seems to have sucess. She's on youtube and she has a website. She's in Michigan.

Yes, I also had this. It was diagnosed after a Vision Efficiency Evaluation. I had ten weeks of vision therapy which helped a lot. After I completed the therapy, I was able to read/do close work again and also drive.

I found the doctor who did my exam here: http://www.braininjuries.org

I completed vision therapy for 5 months once a week and I felt better immediately after but doesn't last long. Now I have some prism training lenses (besides the session) which I use it whenever I get dizziness/headaches etc., and it helps a little.

Also I am wearing contact lenses which also helps. All this I found in the past 1 month. Finding the right prism lenses is what Dr. Debby Feinberg expert at. You can do some of the training at home itself. I need some serious brain training and/or prism lenses I think.

how did you get diagnosed?
 

Hi!
Thanks for the info mentioned above. Just curious... how did you guys get diagnosed? Were you having major visual problems or was it mainly the headaches? Did you ask your doc for the comprehensive test? How did you go about this?
I know that my vision is not the same.. used to be better than 20/20 but I'm not having any major issues. But, I do still have dizziness and occasional balance missteps. Could this help me? Will a regular eye exam show these specific problems? Will any eye doc do?

Thanks so much!

postconcussion : You need go a Developmental Optometrist (google for it) to diagnose it. Well it is more than diagnosis and/or based on symptoms for me. From the beginning I know my vision is not the same and no regular optometrist/ophthalmologist can find this and many ophthalmologists/neuroophthalmologists don't believe in it. My insurance doesn't cover but some insurances started to cover part of it.

Even many Neurologists/specialists surprised when I mention about Vision therapy. They never heard of it expect few and I live in a huge city. One rehab director of a hospital is the one strongly believed I may have vision issues. I may have other issues too with neck and ear.

Not really sure what is causing what but I like to believe in vision since other tests didn't show anything. Also this training prism lenses should be used only for few mins/few times a day but I use it a lot because it sure helps. That may be a clue.

rick92 : I know not many wants to wear glasses but if it gives your life back why not? Try therapy first (about 6 months) and if didn't work try the prism lenses. These days frames are very fashionable and also you may not have to wear forever. Just for time being only. good luck with therapy and keep posting.

rick92,

Consider prism glasses like walking with a crutch. Your brain needs to work extra hard to deal with your convergence insufficiency. If your eyes are not converging properly, your brain has a very difficult time trying to stitch the two images together. This leads to brain fatigue and can slow or prevent recovery.

As pcslife said, this will likely give you your life back, at least to some measure.

I disagree with pcslife as she says "These days frames are very fashionable " LOL. Frames have been very fashionable for decades. Lately, there are people who have chosen to wear glasses rather than contacts as a fashion statement.

There is a very old saying, "Men do make passes at girls who wear glasses. It depends on their frames."

Plus, you can get the glasses with photo-chromatic lenses so you have instant sunglasses as the lenses darken in bright light. I have worn photo-chromatic lenses since 1971.

Glasses are just not that big of a deal.

That was funny Mark in Idaho :) Because of this PCS I have changed my glasses so many times and I have about 6 glasses. While at it I thought why not have some fun and tried different color frames. I did like it but now I have to use contacts. I don't like putting something into the eye unless needed. Oh well!

I found it very interesting now you can buy frames on line and fit the glasses locally (but lenscrafters etc., started to refuse doing it since they lose big money). These frames are so cheap and quality is good enough.

One interesting site is:
http://www.zennioptical.com/?pd_nav=single

I even know few girls who wears glasses just because they like it. As Mark in Idaho it is not that big deal.

I mostly went to get checked out because I noticed that my headaches started and got worse when I was doing visual tasks like reading, computer work, and even crocheting.

I did not perceive that I was having double vision but in the evaluation the optometrist was easily able to split my image. I was having to work very hard to hold a single image.

Not having seen me before the concussion, they were unable to tell if it was caused by the concussion or perhaps the concussion just disrupted the way my brain was used to dealing with it. In either case, the vision therapy did help and got me back to reading and driving.