Patient Testimonial: ‘I Never Thought There Would Be a Solution for Me’

While some people have chronic conditions for which they’ll have to take medication for the rest of their lives, this isn’t the case for every condition. In fact, it’s not unusual for people who suffer frequent, ongoing headaches and dizziness to be taking prescriptions that aren’t really helping.

In cases such as these, it may be an undiagnosed binocular vision problem such as binocular vision dysfunction (BVD) that’s causing these symptoms and others the patient may not even be aware of. Imagine the surprise of Alex H., a patient at the Neuro Visual Center of New York, when she found this was the case for her.

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“Before I got these glasses, I’d been on medicine my whole life and just always assumed that I would be on medicine the rest of my life as well in order to prevent the headaches that I was experiencing every day. And I never thought that there would be a solution for me. I didn’t even realize I was having other symptoms as well. I had 20/20 vision and I could read fine and I could drive, but then I realized after talking with Dr. Cheryl that I couldn’t actually read fine, that the words were blurring together and I was just so used to compensating for it that I was totally unaware of it.

“I was also getting dizzy all the time, but it wasn’t interfering with my everyday so I didn’t know that it was abnormal. And so coming here, I realized how much bigger of an issue it is and how incredible it is that I have the opportunity to go off medicine and have a solution and have an actual issue instead of being like, well, I’m just wired backwards. Now I have a concrete issue and solution.”

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Many people who visit the Neuro Visual Center of New York are pleasantly surprised to learn that our treatment for dizziness is a simple pair of aligning glasses. This treatment effectively alleviates (and often completely eliminates) dizziness and other neurovisual symptoms, allowing them to stop taking ineffective medications that never fully provided relief.

If you’ve been noticing symptoms similar to those experienced by Alex, you could have BVD. To schedule a full neurovisual examination with one of our specialists, give us a call today at (516) 224-4888. Relief could be in sight!

Testimonials

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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Kyle Tomczak says

May 26, 2023 at 2:57 pm

Hello! Have had issues for a decade- out in Buffalo NY though, anyone who you guys know of in between/ closer out here that knows the same stuff you guys know? Have had flickering lights in my vision all day for ten years. No solution
- Dr. Cheryl Berger Israeloff says
  
  May 31, 2023 at 3:00 pm
  
  Please visit the Vision Specialist of Michigan website to find the closest doctor to you.

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