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Many
of our military personnel suffer head injuries while on deployment. Exposures
to blasts are a leading cause of Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) among active
duty military personnel in war zones. The U.S. Military Casualty Statistics
report a total 253,330 TBI cases between January 1, 2000 and August 20,
2012. Undoubtedly, many cases go unreported as mild or misdiagnosed.
Fifteen to 20 percent of TBI patients experience
persistent post-concussive symptoms (dizziness, headaches, anxiety, neck
pain, reading and concentrating difficulties) which
traditionally have proven difficult to treat. Vertical
Heterophoria (VH - a form of binocular vision dysfunction) appears
to be causative of these symptoms in approximately 50
percent of these patients.
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Vertical Heterophoria is an eye condition referring to a
small amount of vertical eye misalignment, which the brain corrects by
directing the eye muscles to properly reposition the eyes. When focusing
on an object, one eye would look slightly higher or lower than the other
eye.
The good news is that nearly half of all TBI patients who
experience prolonged post-concussive symptoms can be helped with glasses with
prismatic lenses and this treatment with prismatic lenses reduces the
post-concussive symptoms by 80 percent.
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Dr.
Debby and the staff at Vision Specialists of Michigan have developed a very
detailed and specialized neurovisual evaluation, which allows for the
accurate diagnosis and treatment of Vertical Heterophoria. Using realigning
prismatic spectacle lenses, the strain and fatigue within the visual system is
reduced or eliminated. Patients notice significant improvement in their
symptoms during their first office visit. Improvement continues over the
course of several visits as the prismatic prescription is fine-tuned and
customized for the individual.
To determine if you or a loved one suffers from Vertical
Heterophoria, visit Vision
Specialists of Michigan. Compare your symptoms with the extensive
list and fill out the specialized questionnaire developed by the
researchers at Vision Specialists of Michigan. Dr. Debby will score your
answers and contact you if you would benefit from her services. It is a
simple yet comprehensive eye exam.
Dr. Debby recently published "If the Walls of My
Exam Room Could Talk". This book contains 40 stories about people with
TBIs and Vertical Heterophoria (VH) who had persistent post-concussive
symptoms; and when their VH was treated with special glasses containing prism
lenses, their persistent post-concussive symptoms markedly reduced or
resolved. Click here
for more details about her book.
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