{"id":10831,"date":"2021-04-20T05:46:44","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T05:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/?page_id=10831"},"modified":"2021-10-22T08:33:31","modified_gmt":"2021-10-22T08:33:31","slug":"micro-prisms-and-bvd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-binocular-visual-dysfunction\/children-and-bvd\/micro-prisms-and-bvd\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Micro-Prisms the Answer for BVD?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Has your eye doctor prescribed micro-prism lenses?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Micro-prisms lenses are fast becoming the optimal treatment for people with Binocular Visual Dysfunction, BVD.<\/p>\n

With healthy binocular vision, light enters the two eyes by passing through the cornea and focusing onto the retina in the back of the eye. The brain then interprets the information it receives from the retina of each eye, and produces a single image.<\/p>\n

A single image can only be produced if the eyes are perfectly aligned and working together.<\/p>\n

In an eye condition, known as Binocular Visual Dysfunction<\/a>, the eyes are misaligned and is a common reason for the eye doctor prescribing micro-prism lenses.<\/p>\n

Double vision<\/a> or other symptoms occur when the brain tries needs to work hard to compensate for the misalignment of the two eyes.<\/p>\n

Prism lenses bend light before it passes through the eye, to redirect the light onto the correct retinal area in each eye. The brain can then accurately interpret the information and produce a single image.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

If you suspect your child has an eye condition,\u00a0contact an eye doctor<\/b><\/a>\u00a0near you, who can diagnose and treat the condition.<\/p>\n

SEE RELATED:<\/strong> 2021 Update: Treatments for BVD<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t

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