Clear vision does not always mean comfortable vision. A standard eye exam is important for checking eye health, updating prescriptions, and making sure you can see clearly. A neurovisual evaluation goes a step further by looking at how well the eyes work together and whether subtle alignment issues may be contributing to symptoms like headaches, dizziness, eye strain, motion sensitivity, or trouble focusing.
 

What a Standard Eye Exam Checks

During a comprehensive eye exam, your optometrist evaluates how clearly you see, whether you need glasses or contact lenses, and how healthy your eyes are. This may include checking your visual acuity, updating your prescription, measuring eye pressure, and looking for signs of eye disease.

Standard eye exams are essential for maintaining long-term eye health. However, they often focus on each eye’s ability to see clearly. Someone can have 20/20 vision and still struggle with how their eyes work together as a team.
 

What a Neurovisual Evaluation Looks For

A neurovisual evaluation is designed to detect binocular vision dysfunction, also called BVD. BVD can happen when the eyes are slightly misaligned, causing the brain to work harder to combine two images into one clear picture. Even a small misalignment can lead to symptoms that affect reading, driving, balance, screen use, and overall comfort.

A NeuroVisual™ Exam may evaluate areas such as:

•          Eye movement, teaming, tracking, and focusing

•          Visual convergence and binocular fusion

•          Depth perception and visual-spatial awareness

•          Balance, posture, gait stability, and related physical symptoms

•          How symptoms may connect to small eye alignment issues

This more detailed approach helps identify whether visual misalignment may be contributing to symptoms that are often mistaken for other problems.
 

Why 20/20 Vision Does Not Rule Out BVD

Many people assume that clear vision means their eyes are working properly. However, visual clarity is only one part of comfortable vision. You may read the eye chart well and still experience headaches, dizziness, double vision, light sensitivity, or difficulty concentrating.

A neurovisual evaluation goes beyond sharpness of sight. It helps determine whether your eyes are aligned well enough for the brain to process visual information comfortably and efficiently.
 

How Treatment May Be Different

When binocular vision dysfunction is identified, treatment may include customized microprism lenses. These lenses are designed to help align the images being sent to the brain, which may reduce the strain caused by eye misalignment. For many patients, this can help improve comfort during everyday tasks like reading, computer work, driving, and walking through busy environments.
 

When to Consider a NeuroVisual™ Exam

You may want to consider a NeuroVisual™ Exam if you have ongoing symptoms that do not seem fully explained by a standard eye exam, especially if you experience dizziness, frequent headaches, motion sensitivity, eye strain, or balance-related discomfort. It may also be helpful if symptoms worsen with reading, screen time, driving, or visually busy places.

Schedule a NeuroVisual™ Exam with Chroma Optics to take a closer look at how your eyes are working together and whether subtle vision misalignment may be contributing to your symptoms. Visit our office in Burlington, Vermont, or call (802) 497-1676 to book an appointment today.