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Ortho-K Explained: How Overnight Vision Correction Works
Ortho-K Explained: How Overnight Vision Correction Works In a world where vision correction options are expanding, Orthokeratology, commonly known as Ortho-K, stands out as a revolutionary non-surgical method. This groundbreaking technique offers a unique way to...
The Importance of Regular Eye Exams in Memphis, TN
Your eyes are a precious gift, providing you with the ability to experience the world around you in all its beauty. Yet, many people in Memphis and around the world often take their eye health for granted. Regular eye exams are a crucial aspect of maintaining good eye...
What Are the Symptoms of Binocular Vision Dysfunction?
In order for your eyes to work together efficiently, their movement must be perfectly coordinated. If this does not happen, you may suffer from binocular vision dysfunction, or BVD, which is one of the most common causes of headaches, dizziness and other problematic...
What You Should Know About Vertical Heterophoria
Do you suffer from frequent migraines? Did you first start experiencing migraines as a child as young as four or five years old? If you answered yes to either of these questions, you may have vertical heterophoria (VH), a condition that’s usually not picked up during...
How Do Our Eyes Impact Our Sense of Balance?
Balance is a complex task for a person. A human head is very heavy, and our bodies use multiple systems to keep our heads upright and to move through space on our two legs. These interrelated systems working as a team are the vestibular (i.e., inner ear) system, the...
Why Am I Dizzy When I Am Driving?
A large percentage of our patient population are people who complain of dizziness when they are driving. If you are one of these people, you may feel as though you have exhausted all of your options with medical tests and multiple doctors. We believe that dizziness...
Symptoms and Treatment of Post-Concussive Syndrome
Post Concussive Syndrome can occur immediately after a concussion or many weeks later. Some of the most common symptoms are dizziness, headaches, nausea, double vision, blurry vision, photophobia, and poor focusing and accommodation. Accommodation is the ability of...
Frequently Asked Questions About BVD From Our Patients
“Why didn’t my last doctor check for binocular vision dysfunction?” Unfortunately, about 90% of the time, they don’t. Most ophthalmologists are not trained in binocular vision dysfunction and are more concerned about the health of the eye itself (i.e., Retina and...
Why Do Some Patients Experience Anxiety While Suffering From Binocular Vision Dysfunction?
Some Patients Experience Anxiety While Suffering From Binocular Vision Dysfunction? Of the five basic human senses, sight is our primary sense. We take in most of our information about the world around us using our vision. Vision helps orient our bodies in space and...
Concussions: The Visual Effects
The Visual Effects of Concussions A concussion can create visual effects that linger for months or years. A patient’s accommodation is usually the first to be affected. Accommodation is the ability for the lens in the eye to change shape, increase focus, and clearly...