EyeSense Vision Optometrists

You have two eyes. 👀

(Or most people do.)

Ever wondered why that is?

Because yes, you can still see with one eye. But there’s a big shift when your eyes don’t work together.

This is where binocular vision comes into play.

Binocular vision simply means you have two eyes that you use at the same time.

But you're probably thinking "I always use both my eyes"

Well, not necessarily.

Your eyes and brain work as a team. Your left and right eye send a slightly different image to your brain. Your brain merges those images so you can correctly perceive the world around you.

It contributes to:

🔷 Depth perception
🔷 Coordination
🔷 Spatial awareness
🔷 Balance
🔷 Processing visual information
🔷 Judging distances

If your eyes are just a little bit misaligned, or they struggle to stay aligned, your brain has a hard time.

So, your brain compensates by:

🔷 Overworking eye muscles
🔷 Ignoring one eye
🔷 Developing a head tilt to stabilise your vision

This is called binocular vision dysfunction or binocular vision disorder.

BVD could lead to symptoms you wouldn’t necessarily associate with your vision:

Headaches, eye strain, dizziness, poor concentration, fatigue…

In the next couple of weeks, we’ll cover some of these symptoms and why you’re experiencing them.

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Do you have any questions about BVD? Let us know in the comments below.

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