M. K.

May 20, 2014

Three years ago I suffered a bout of dizziness while driving across a bridge. I felt so disoriented that I had to pull off the road. The dizziness got progressively worse over time. I went to many doctors who could not find the cause of my symptoms. I couldn’t drive, function, or work. I never thought my eye alignment could be the cause of these problems. After my first set of prism glasses my dizziness started to decrease. I can now work, drive, and enjoy my life again.

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About Dr. Cheryl Berger Israeloff

Dr. Cheryl specializes in the optometric treatment of dizziness and headaches utilizing the Feinberg method. She is the only practitioner in the state of New York trained by Dr. Debby Feinberg of Vision Specialists of Michigan. Dr. Cheryl is a graduate of Cornell University and SUNY College of Optometry.

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Kevin says

June 6, 2017 at 8:22 pm

Hi M. K.
My name is CK and I am thinking of making an appointment to see the doctor next month. I experienced dizziness while driving many years ago and basically suffered an ear infection which caused vertigo. This was many years ago, as a result I have been unable to drive on the highway and limit myself to short trips. I saw many doctors over the years and never had any improvement. I was wondering if you are back to feeling 100 percent driving. Did your confidence return after driving with these new glasses. I tried prism glasses years ago but they never really helped. Do the doctor prescribe eye excercises?
I am 47 years old and would like to a better quality of life.
Kevin
- Cheryl Berger Israeloff says
  
  June 7, 2017 at 2:35 pm
  
  Hi Kevin,
  This is the Neuro Visual Center. Our patients who gave testimonials to not have access to reply to comments. Most patients feel on average 80% better with the aligning lenses. Typically people whose dizziness is fully visual, wind up feeling close to 100% normal when done with treatment. If there is also a documented damaged vestibular system, the person may not get complete relief. For example, vestibular testing showed a significant vestibular hypofunction, that person would experience total symptom relief.
Peter says

May 24, 2018 at 4:43 pm

Hello, unfortunately I live in Europe and its pretty hard to find a doctor or optometrist here who has experience with vertical Heterophoria or other forms of BVD. Thanks to your site I asked my optometrist to test for a vertical misalignment and he really ended up finding one. Thanks a lot for that.
How long does it take your patients on average for the dizziness to disappear? Granted it is fully visional.
- Cheryl Berger Israeloff says
  
  May 30, 2018 at 2:17 pm
  
  Every patient is different. If the prescription was correct you should start seeing relief very soon.
  All the best

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Prior to being treated by Dr. Cheryl, I constantly felt off balance. I had suffered from frequent migraines since I was 12 years old. I often suffered from neck/ back pain, and always felt like I was straining my neck and/or tilting my head to focus on the computer. My family had always noticed that I walked a bit sideways as well, but they attributed that to me being "clumsy". I had awful anxiety about walking down flights of stairs or through the mall, as I always had this irrational fear of falling. I was diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder and depression, as I would tend to avoid social situations where I felt uncomfortable or not in control. At my annual eye exam, Dr. Cheryl asked how my migraines had been. I casually mentioned that I was having dizzy spells and felt off balance. As Dr. Cheryl went through a series of questions, it seemed like she was reading off a script of my symptoms. She started to explain binocular vision dysfunction and asked if I would consider a neuro visual test that may be able to determine if I was a candidate for the type of treatment she was involved in. I was skeptical, but desperate. The tests administered by Dr. Cheryl produced black and white, concrete results. I was blown away by how clear it was that this "visual vertigo" I was experiencing was not only completely legitimate, but treatable. My skepticism disappeared immediately when Dr. Cheryl had me wear a trial pair of glasses with prisms in them. I felt taller, grounded, and completely in control. My glasses have made a tremendous difference in my everyday life. I feel balanced and aware of my surroundings. I no longer catch myself tilting my head while reading through pages of documents on my computer, or tilting my head to get a better view of the TV. It is more than a change in my prescription or a "clearer view," it is an entire perspective change. I have not had a single migraine in 6 months - I am still in shock when I say those words. My dizzy spells have subsided, as well. When I am not wearing my glasses, which is rare, I can immediately feel the difference in my equilibrium. I would never have guessed that all of these symptoms and subsequent issues, were vision related. Dr. Cheryl was 100% supportive and genuinely concerned about my comfort and progress throughout this whole journey. I would, without hesitation, recommend her to anyone that suffers from these symptoms. She is a true life saver and is passionate about investing her time and energy into this growing field.

A. S.

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