r/BinocularVision

Will probably cross post to a few communities, sorry for the spam but I am pretty desperate
My story: since getting lasik in June 2025 I have had 24/7 dizziness - rocking, floating, pulling, elevator drops, occasional spinning etc. vision issues - loss of near sight, blurry distance, things not looking real, eyes lagging behind my movements, pulling sensations, after images both open and closed eyes, glares, haloes, trouble reading. Tinnitus, derealisation, anxiety, panic attacks, numbness, nausea, head pressure, tight headband feeling, tingling on my face and head - and many more
I’m part of the steady coach community, I’ve seen physios, eye specialists, neurologists, naturopaths, hell I’ve ever seen a tarot reader.
I’ve tried prisms, I’m currently trying vision therapy and so far it’s just spiked my symptoms.
Has anyone experienced this after lasik and gotten better? I need reassurance. I’ve quit my job and moved in with my parents, it’s not a life at all I cry every single day and struggle to make it through each day. Please give me some hope
* please if you have this and HAVNT gotten better I don’t think I want to hear from you because I am truly on the edge right now. Please positive stories only. I’m in Perth Australia if anyone has any Aussie specialists to recommend

I just stumbled into this corner of the internet looking for help with my highway driving anxiety. I have been experiencing highway driving anxiety for about 11-12 years now. It’s gotten a bit better, but I’ve noticed it’s the worst when a) passing trucks b) I’m on wide open roads/multiple lanes c) once I’ve been driving on the highway about 30 mins and d) at night.

I’m wondering if my eyes sort of get more tired at that 30 min mark, causing BVD to get worse and cause the symptoms. I’ve been telling my husband for years that I will suddenly just feel like I can’t see as I’m passing trucks and begin to panic. It’s so weird! Cloudy days also make my vision way worse.

I came across BVD symptoms and called almost immediately to get in with my optometrist. It’s like I was checking all my symptoms off- I get panicky in big stores like Costco or Walmart, feeling like I can’t walk straight. I also get very off-balance when I walk my dog at night and feel like I’m going to just like, tip over. I also get antsy in large crowds, like a concert venue or football games, and it isn’t a normal anxiety, it’s more like I just feel like I’m getting dizzy. Oh! And I can’t look straight up at the sky when I’m standing. In fact, I often will feel dizzy when I stand somewhere for a few mins talking to someone.

I really hope BVD is actually the answer to what is going on. I’ve recently been diagnosed with ADHD, and I also read these overlap. It’s like so much is all making sense! Wild.

I have been suffering from debilitating fatigue, brain fog and awful concentration and memory for nearly a year. I've had multiple blood tests, have had a sleep study and have tried diet changes, medication changes and everything with nothing working.

I thought I'd go to the opticians on the off chance that something might have been wrong with my eyes, I'd literally exhausted everything else.

Optician said I needed glasses and prisms to correct BVD. Well....after a week of wearing these things all the symptoms that I have been struggling with, and what I thought was now part of my life are gone.

Its absolutely crazy how much stress, depression, exhaustion and everything else this issue was causing me.

Just wanted to share my story

How long did it take you to adjust to prisms? I feel like my eyes are struggling to focus and are more fatigued than before.

I have been suffering from debilitating fatigue, brain fog and awful concentration and memory for nearly a year. I've had multiple blood tests, have had a sleep study and have tried diet changes, medication changes and everything with nothing working.

I thought I'd go to the opticians on the off chance that something might have been wrong with my eyes, I'd literally exhausted everything else.

Optician said I needed glasses and prisms to correct BVD. Well....after a week of wearing these things all the symptoms that I have been struggling with, and what I thought was now part of my life are gone.

Its absolutely crazy how much stress, depression, exhaustion and everything else this issue was causing me.

Just wanted to share my story

Hello! My BVD was induced by a concussion I had at 13 and I am 27 now. I began vision therapy 3 years ago and have been gradually gaining my sight back.

Ever since I started vision therapy I’ve randomly been recalling memories from childhood that I had since forgotten. Has anyone else gone through an experience like this while doing vision therapy?

Not worried about it, I just find it super interesting.

 

I saw Ophth #1, she gave me a script for prism glasses. The glasses maybe help a little? I don’t know, but I’ve been getting eye strain and worsening of headaches since wearing them. I went back to her, and she really just brushed off all my concerns.

 

I’m going to see Ophth #2, this one who seems to have more expertise in BVD, hoping to get my prescription corrected before time runs out to get my glasses redone.

 

But their billing seems very odd to me. The receptionist said that there is a $50 fee if I am given a prescription. That strikes me as odd.

Plus, she said that the Dr will determine during the appointment whether to bill me for a medical or optical appointment. Ergo insurance coverage or out-of-pocket.

 

The last office did none of this, and I’m feeling a little weary. What do you guys think?

Got prism glasses a few weeks ago. Ive only ever had actual problems with close up vision - told i was long sighted for years. The prisms definitely help with up close vision but they cause sort of disorientation if i am wearing them and looking at things further away. Is this normal? And is it something ill get used to or do i just need to be taking them off every time im not reading/writing etc.

Hello! My BVD was induced my a concussion I had at 13 and I am 27 now. I began vision therapy 3 years ago and have been gradually gaining my sight back.

Ever since I started vision therapy I’ve randomly been recalling memories from childhood that I had since forgotten. Has anyone else gone through an experience like this while doing vision therapy?

Not worried about it, I just find it super interesting.

I did not have double vision but my doctor said I needed prism lenses. The first pair were horrendous and I could barely see. The second pair were much better and I could see normally but I still have eye strain. If anything its a bit worse than it was before. The only benefit is that I have more depth perception. My regular glasses and contact lenses were so much more comfortable but apparently I was only using one eye and my brain was blocking out the other. I cant afford to get another pair of prisms right now, im not sure whether to stick them out or just give up.

I was recently diagnosed with a migraine with aura. Besides my attacks which could last 1 week, now they happen rarely, on my normal days I have really bad vision in my eyes (I think it is not connected to my migraines), sometimes it affects only right eye, I can feel kind of small visual vibrations especially when I look at my floor which is white with a lot of black small figures. Sometimes when I look them they are kind of “moving”, I have kind of short gray small sticks falling, and gray spots. My oftalmologist told everything is okay, it is not an eye problem but the exam was made when the symptoms were not so strong.
Sometimes my vision get back to normal but still with those gray sticks. And I have very visible red vain on my right eye which never disappears even though I used drops for antiinflamations, dry eyes.

And most of day I have those symptoms I see really bad. I feel myself like in a vacuum. It’s difficult to go outside because faces of people are blurred.
My vision was perfect and now I cannot see what is written on the screen 2 meters in from of me. And this sensation sometimes is coming together with nasal pressure (I have chronic rinitis but it is not active now, probably I feen nervous pressure in my sinuses). Sometimes I can suddenly see super bad in my right eye after feeling heart pain. Cardiograma is ok, I tried holter 24 h but for sure on that day of holder I felt fine.
Sometimes my right eye is pulsating. It started to happen 1 years ago but episodically. Now it is worsen and daily. Also I cannot be on the light a lot.

Does anyone have similar experience?

Got my new glasses last week with prisms in them and was officially diagnosed with BVD. I never had eye issues growing up. I first got glasses at 27 for nearsightedness and mainly wore them during work because I stare at two screens all day. I’m 34 now, and the last 6 months my eyes have gotten awful.

I was having constant double vision, burning/stinging eyes, and severe dryness. Eye drops actually made it worse, and warm compresses barely helped. That’s when my eye doctor diagnosed the BVD. For work, I’m looking at two screens all day. I keep everything on night mode/dark mode, but I’m also a photographer on the side, so dimming screens doesn’t always work when I’m editing photos.

I was also diagnosed with ADHD and autism in 2024, so realistically I spend way more time on screens than I probably should. The prism glasses definitely help, but I went from wearing glasses maybe 3–4 hours a day to basically wearing them 24/7 now.

The adjustment period has been rough. By the end of my work shift, my eyes sting so badly that even looking at the TV or my phone makes my eyes involuntarily water.

I’m considering going back to the eye doctor, but they did warn me it could take up to 2 weeks for my eyes to adjust since I wasn’t previously an all-day glasses wearer.

For anyone with BVD or prism glasses, what tips or home remedies helped you during the adjustment phase? Not looking for medical advice, just personal experiences.

Hey all, been wearing prism glasses for about a year now and can't go without them- they cause a bit of eye strain at far distances because they're made for up-close, but I've mostly gotten used to it.

My question is, I'm looking to order some prescription sunglasses since it's getting so bright out and I don't know if I should get matching prism to avoid eye strain when switching between my sunglasses and regular glasses or if I should get no prism at all. Anyone have experience with this?

I was able to get in early to a doctor to get my bvd issues taken care of and received some prism lenses about a week ago. My right eye has been in constant pain with any strength glasses lens for around 2 years now and I’m over it. The prism lenses didn’t help with the pain at all and I am seriously considering having my eye removed if able. Either that or suicide would be nice. My eye has been looked at by multiple doctors and no issues were found but it feels like the opposite.

Anyone had issues like this with their eyes? I don’t even care about my vision anymore and am wasting my 20s stressing about this shit…

Does this sound like BVD to anyone else? Curious if others can relate.

Mine started really suddenly while I was driving on the highway. Out of nowhere I got hit with this intense wave of lightheadedness/panic and genuinely felt like I might pass out while driving. Ever since that day, I’ve had this constant “off” feeling that never fully goes away. It’s progressively gotten worse over the last few months.

Main symptoms:
- Constant feeling like I’m going to pass out but I never actually do (by far the worst symptom and it is 24/7)
- Eyes constantly feel tired and lose focus. Extremely bad when looking at screens/scrolling on phone/driving
- Feeling disconnected
- Black floaters in vision and light sensitivity
- Occipital headaches
- Lightheadedness regardless of position (sitting, standing, laying down), though definitely worse when standing
- Blurry vision / difficulty focusing visually. My eyes cannot keep up with fast visuals on TV like sporting events and the camera panning quickly.
- Feeling worse in busy environments like grocery stores, traffic, crowds, scrolling, TV, etc.
- Feeling overstimulated by motion or visual input
- Head pressure and ear fullness
- Neck tightness/pain
- Random adrenaline/panic sensations that seem secondary to the dizziness
- driving is extremely hard. I feel disconnected and lightheaded- the only thing I’ve found to somewhat help is pressing my head against the headrest.

So far I’ve:
Been cleared by cardiology
Had normal bloodwork
Had a full work up at a dizziness clinic led by an otoneurologist (referred me to a neuro optometrist who I am waiting to see)
Had a normal brain MRI
Had a normal Holter monitor
Had normal VNG testing
I also have a tilt table test scheduled but orthostatic vitals have been normal so far

I had lasik in both eyes in January of 2024.

I'm about to schedule an appointment with my 2nd Neurovisual specialist and I just need some reassurance. My first one felt like a fluke. She didn't give me a diagnosis or use any BVD diagnostic terms like strabismus etc.. to give me an idea of what my problem would be or any numbers for the misalignments. but she also kept leading me on bringing me back in assuring me I had convergence issues. The prisms that she prescribed Gave me 0 relief and caused eye pain. So I feel pretty uncertain from my experiences and beginning to doubt. But I can't stop these recurring feelings and thoughts that this is it and it needs further examination

Symptoms I'm still experiencing for 15 years (started early highschool)

*DPDR, Derealization mostly but dp when I'm more stressed

*Pretty much all the symptoms of dysautonomia

*Eye fatigue.

*Slight double vision in peripheries. When I look to sides objects start to split.

*Pain in eyes when I look far to sides or up and down

*Constant mirrored image of my nose on left and right side in field of vision.

*Just this feeling when Im looking in the mirror that I'm not really locking eyes and looking at myself

*Eyes veeeery sensitive to light

---And by far the most annoying

* Extremely sensitive nervous system, can't handle anything, nicotine, caffeine, drugs, all make me more anxious and derealized. It's pretty frustrating being stone cold sober all the time and it feels like it's against your will. But maybe that's a blessing in disguise

Although I do experience all of these. I dont experience any dizziness at all, or panic when driving. I enjoy driving. I'm hoping I find some people who have similar struggles or doubts. Thank you so much if u took the time to read or comment.