How a Prism Prescription From Neuro-optometrists Help:

1. Therapeutically to improve convergence and divergence. Prism is used in vision therapy as a feedback tool to promote these binocular movements.
2. In a compensatory manner to reduce double vision. We can incorporate prism into a glasses prescription to provide the brain a better opportunity to fuse (combine) the right and left eyes’ images.
3. Yoked prism can be used to shift an entire visual field in a direction. Additionally, they can be used for the following patient populations:
   1. For patients after a stroke to improve the scanning ability of someone with a hemianopsia (loss of vision on the right or left side).
   2. For patients to decrease inattention of someone with visual neglect (ignoring sensory information from one’s left side).
   3. For patients on the autism spectrum who have difficulty staying visually engaged and with visual fixation.
   4. For patients who would benefit from an improvement with posture, gait and balance. We have helped some patients with Parkinson’s, cerebral palsy, and toe-walkers using yoked prism.

During our evaluation we do specific testing and trialing of prism to determine if a patient would benefit from prism. Following this trial, we will determine the best prism prescription for a patient.

To schedule an evaluation with one of our providers or if you have questions about our program, please call us at (833) 882-8886.