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Do You Have a Problem With Your

BIFOCULARITY?

​We had a patient with random double vision and focusing issues who said he had problems with his “BIFOCULARITY”.
That term does not exist, but to this patient, it precisely described his vision problem, so we will follow his creative lead. 
“Bifocularity” refers to the ability to see clearly and comfortably at all distances while maintaining constant stereopsis and depth perception. Both eyes must work and focus together effortlessly.
 
Without it, words may run into each other or you may easily lose your place while reading. Objects may suddenly go double. It may become difficult to maintain focus on a computer monitor, phone or book. Near objects may become difficult to see. People may become dizzy or disoriented. Chronic headaches, motion sickness, vertigo, light sensitivity and eye aches have been attributed to it. 

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No one will know if impaired bifocularity is the cause of their symptoms until our eye doctors look for the signs of it during an eye exam. Adults may have their bifocularity degrade over many years and not even realize that they are struggling to see.
 
Does a baseball or golf ball simply disappear into the sky? Are medicine bottles impossible to read?

Do you sometimes see two sets of lines in the road? Do you need a magnifier to see small things? There are stresses to our visual system at every age.
 

For nearsighted parents with thick eyeglasses, myopia can now be controlled if caught early. At what age did you need glasses? School age students should have an eye exam every year. 

Vision should be naturally comfortable at all distances for all tasks.  ​

TAKE THIS AT-HOME TEST TO MEASURE YOUR BIFOCULARITY.
Look carefully at the doorknob of a closed door. Cover one eye and then cover the other. It is normal for the door knob to appear to move slightly side to side. But if the door knob appears to move up and down, diagonally, or moves sideways a lot, you are experiencing uncompensated binocular stress that your visual system cannot correct. We can. It’s time to call us for an eye exam.
If one eye sees things sharper than the other eye at any distance, there is focusing stress that your visual system cannot correct. We can.

It’s time to call us for an eye exam.

​Our specialty is delivering clear, comfortable, effortless vision at all distances
​and keeping your eyes healthy throughout your life.
Everyone should have an annual eye exam. Call now to schedule yours
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Contact Us At:
PALMER EYECARE CENTER
240 Middletown Ave
East Hampton, CT 06424-2120
Phone:  860-346-2020 or 860-267-2222
Fax: 860-267-2210
email: Dr.Palmer@palmereyecare.com

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Mon   8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Tue    8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Wed   8:30 am - 6:00 pm
Thur   closed
Fri   8:00 am - 4:00 pm

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