{"id":14017,"date":"2021-06-15T18:19:25","date_gmt":"2021-06-15T18:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/?page_id=14017"},"modified":"2022-03-13T08:17:13","modified_gmt":"2022-03-13T08:17:13","slug":"micro-prisms-and-bvd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-binocular-visual-dysfunction\/bvd-symptoms-and-treatment\/micro-prisms-and-bvd\/","title":{"rendered":"Micro-Prisms and Binocular Vision Dysfunction\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Binocular Vision Dysfunction (BVD) can impact both children and adults, dramatically affecting school grades and office performance.<\/b><\/h2>\n<h2><b>What is BVD?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Binocular Vision Dysfunction (BVD) is caused by the two eyes not working together, most frequently due to a misalignment between the two eyes<b>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>When people have normal binocular vision, their eyes work in tandem and are perfectly in sync at all times, allowing the eyes to send one clear and focused picture to the brain.<\/p>\n<p><b>Binocular vision dysfunction impacts the lives of both children and adults, dramatically affecting the performance at the office and reading and learning skills.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>BVD causes difficulties in seeing one clear image. The misalignment of the two eyes causes each eye to send a different image to the brain, which then struggles to turn them into one unified and clear image.<\/p>\n<h2><b>What are the signs of binocular vision dysfunction?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Common BVD signs and symptoms include::<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Double vision<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Dizziness<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Fatigue<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Headache<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Motion sickness<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Light sensitivity<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Stress<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Anxiety<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>If you experience any of these symptoms above,<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/practice-search\/\"> <b>contact an eye doctor<\/b><\/a><b> near you, who can diagnose and treat the visual issues of this condition.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>SEE RELATED:<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-binocular-visual-dysfunction\/bvd-symptoms-and-treatment\/bvd-can-cause-anxiety\/\"> <b>BVD can Cause Anxiety<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n\n\t<div class=\"practice-search-widget\">\n\t\t<h3>Find an eye doctor near you<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t<form class=\"practice-search-form practice-search-form-widget\" action=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/practice-search\/results\/\" method=\"get\">\n\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"distance\" value=\"100\" class=\"practice-search-distance\">\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"page\" class=\"practice-search-page\">\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"address_latitude\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"address_longitude\">\n\n\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"address\" class=\"practice-search-address\" placeholder=\"City, Surburb or Address\" value=\"\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" 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