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Our eyes naturally rest in a particular position and when we close our eyes at night, they return to this natural position. For many of us, it's straight. When we wake up in the morning, our eyes are naturally oriented more outward. Because our eyes have to move back to see things straight and to make sure everything is single, this strains our visual system over time, making it more difficult to maintain that posture because our brain and our eyes are always working together to keep our eyes straight. This can happen over the course of a day or when studying or reading for a long time and can create symptoms in the system. The following are really common symptoms of an exophoria:
It is possible to reverse exophoria with consistent treatment. A few common treatment methods include:
If you want to determine whether you have exophoria at home, you can close one eye and look at a distant target. You'll be looking at something on your wall, maybe a picture or something else from about 10 feet away.
Initially you will look at that picture with your right eye covered and then you will cover your other eye. Now if that target moves as you switch from one eye to the other eye, that indicates phoria. A few small movements are normal, but if the thing you're looking at looks like it's jumping from left to right as you cover one eye and then another, then you have larger phoria, meaning your eyes have to work harder to create single vision. This is something to keep in mind.
A wide range of visual dysfunctions can be diagnosed and treated at Amplify EyeCare Manhattan by our eye doctors and vision care team.
You can schedule a functional visual evaluation if you or a loved one has been diagnosed with exophoria or suffers from any of its symptoms. Patients with exophoria visit our clinic from all over New York, and we are proud to be a leading provider of functional vision services for patients from New York, Queens, Brooklyn, and Long Island. We will evaluate your visual problem and discuss the most appropriate treatment options for lasting results. Call Amplify EyeCare Manhattan at (212) 752-6930 to schedule an appointment today.
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Dr. Kavner recommended two types of eye therapy for my daughter. One of them using bio-feedback. In just three sessions she is seeing considerably better. She shouted this morning: Ooh my God! I could not see these letters with my glasses on, and now I can see them without my glasses. If you are willing and able to invest in improving your vision, this is a good place to go to!
I have always found Dr Kavner's work, expertise and wisdom of the highest caliber. As one of the fathers of OT, occupational othomology, his depth and breadth of knowledge about the eyes' health and wellbeing of the patient is exemplary. Cannot say enough good things about him.
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