As I was reading some questionnaire results today, I was struck at the number of people who report that they have sinus problems. Many folks have had numerous sinus procedures and still complain of sinus pain, especially under the eyes and above the eyes. This pain can be originating from your eye muscles constantly straining to keep your eyes aligned. The aching pain from the straining eye muscles can feel just like sinus pain and pressure. A simple way to determine if your "sinus" pain is in fact from Vertical Heterophoria, or another binocular vision dysfunction is the five minute cover test. First, rate your pain on a scale of 0 to 10. 0 being nothing and 10 being the worst you ever felt. Set a timer for 5 minutes next and cover one eye. It doesn't matter which eye you cover. When the 5 minutes are up, rate your pain again. If you feel significantly better after the 5 minutes with one eye covered, then you know it is coming from your eyes!
Log onto our website www.nvcofny.com and take the questionnaire if the 5 minutes cover test works for you!
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