I saw a young man this week who started to experience dizziness and headaches about 4 months ago. The symptoms began suddenly, resolved for about a week, then returned with an increase in severity. He was seen by multiple doctors, neurologists, ENT, ophthalmologists and internists. All of his test came back negative, MRI, MRA, CAT scans. He wound up at a Neuro Ophthalmologist who found a vertical misalignment of his eyes using many of the tests that I use in my exam. She gave him a press on prism to realign the eyes. This was a good start. However, press on prisms blur the vision and look unsightly. This of course bothered this young college student.
Researching vertical heterophoria, the young man found out that Dr. Debby Feinberg was the expert in this field and has help thousands of patients with this problem. The family was so happy that they could see a doctor trained by Dr. Debby in New York. At our first visit, the young man was quite agitated and I could tell that he was in a lot of discomfort. He just was not feeling well and it was affecting his school and social life.
What a wonderful experience that day. He got a 50 percent reduction in his dizziness within 20 minutes of the prism application. We call that a wow moment.
These moments of healing make me proud to do my job.
Happy and Healthy New Year to those who celebrate.
Dr. Cheryl
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