The best way to determine whether prism therapy is appropriate is through a comprehensive functional vision evaluation. Our eye doctors carefully measure how your eyes work together and determine whether prism lenses improve your visual comfort.
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Prism lenses are a type of prescription lens that changes how light enters each eye to help the images align. They may help reduce or eliminate double vision for patients whose eyes aren't working together comfortably.
Yes. Prism therapy is often used as part of neuro-optometric rehabilitation for patients experiencing visual changes after a neurological injury. It may help reduce symptoms such as double vision, eyestrain, headaches, dizziness, and visual fatigue.
They are different treatments that can sometimes work together. Prism lenses help align the images seen by each eye, while vision therapy is a supervised treatment program that helps strengthen the visual skills your eyes and brain use together. Your eye doctor may recommend one or both.
Prism prescriptions may change as your visual system improves or your symptoms change. Your eye doctor monitors your progress throughout treatment and adjusts the prescription when appropriate.
A prism evaluation includes specialized binocular vision testing to determine whether prism lenses may improve visual comfort. It examines how your eyes work together in detail — beyond what is measured during a routine eye exam.
Yes. Prism therapy may be appropriate for children with binocular vision disorders, strabismus, convergence insufficiency, or other conditions that affect the way the eyes work together. Treatment is always based on the results of a comprehensive evaluation.
Insurance coverage varies depending on your individual plan and the services you receive. Please contact our office before your appointment and we'll be happy to discuss the information available to help you prepare.
Prism Lenses May Help Your Eyes Work Together More Comfortably
If you're experiencing double vision, dizziness, headaches, or difficulty reading, your eyes may not be working together as efficiently as they should.
Prism therapy uses specially prescribed prism lenses to help improve binocular vision and reduce visual strain. During a functional vision evaluation, our eye doctors determine whether prism lenses may help improve your visual comfort and whether they should be used on their own or as part of a broader treatment plan.
Double Vision and Visual Discomfort Can Have Many Causes
Many patients come to our office because something simply doesn't feel right. You may notice:
- Double vision
- Headaches while reading
- Eyestrain
- Dizziness
- Motion sensitivity
- Difficulty focusing
- Feeling overwhelmed in busy environments
- Visual fatigue throughout the day
These symptoms can occur when your eyes aren't working together comfortably. A functional vision evaluation helps determine whether prism therapy may be appropriate.
Prism Lenses Help Your Eyes Work Together More Comfortably
Prism lenses are different from traditional prescription lenses. Standard lenses help you see more clearly by correcting nearsightedness, farsightedness, or astigmatism. Prism lenses don't simply make things clearer. Instead, they change how light enters your eyes so that the images seen by each eye align more comfortably. This can reduce the effort your brain spends combining those images, making vision feel more comfortable during everyday activities. For many patients, this means less visual strain while reading, working on a computer, driving, or moving through busy environments.
A specific type called a yoked prism, where the prism in each lens shifts the visual field in the same direction, may be used to help patients with neurological conditions improve spatial orientation and posture-related visual difficulties.
Prism Therapy Can Be Part of a Larger Treatment Plan
Prism therapy isn't always a permanent solution, and it isn't appropriate for every patient. Depending on your evaluation, prism lenses may be: Some patients benefit from prism lenses alone, while others achieve the best results with a combination of treatments.
In some cases, occlusion therapy, which involves selectively blocking vision in one eye, may be recommended alongside or instead of prism lenses, depending on your diagnosis.
Prism Therapy Supports the Connection Between the Eyes and Brain
Your eyes and brain work together every second of the day. When that communication changes because of a binocular vision disorder or neurological condition, everyday visual tasks can become much more difficult.
Prism lenses help change the way visual information enters the eyes, giving the brain a clearer opportunity to combine the images from each eye. This may improve comfort and support more efficient visual processing during everyday activities.
Prism Therapy May Help Patients With
Prism therapy may be recommended for patients experiencing:
- Double vision (diplopia)
- Binocular vision dysfunction
- Eye teaming disorders
- Strabismus
- Convergence insufficiency
- Vision changes after a concussion
- Stroke-related vision problems
- Neuro-optometric rehabilitation needs
- Persistent eyestrain
- Reading discomfort
Not every patient with these conditions needs prism lenses, which is why a comprehensive evaluation always comes first.
Every Prism Prescription Is Carefully Evaluated
Prism prescriptions are never based on symptoms alone. During your evaluation, our eye doctors carefully measure how your eyes work together and determine whether prism lenses improve your visual comfort.
If prism therapy is appropriate, we'll determine the amount of prism needed and explain how it fits into your overall treatment plan.