Chronic Headache Relief for Many!

 

If you are one of the millions that suffer from chronic headaches, especially with neck and shoulder pain, eyestrain, tired eyes, along with dry eye and motion sickness in the car, there may be new hope for you.   Headaches can be a very complex disease diagnosis process and there are so many possible causes.  Some are simple tension headache from stress and anxiety, others are sinus inflammation.  Sometimes patients that have been diagnosed with migraine headaches are not actually migraines.  The patient may have bad vision, high blood pressure, narrow angle glaucoma, Chiari malformation, aneurysms or a brain tumor.   I cannot re-iterate enough, migraines are a diagnosis of exclusion and that diagnosis should not be completely reached until after a CT or MRI scan of the brain to first rule out a very serious medical condition.

We are so excited to add new technology to our office to test and treat those that have constant, chronic headaches.  Neurolens is a new digital, prescription lens technology that incorporates a contoured prism design, never available before.   Neurolenses were developed by an optometrist in conjunction with neurologists after seeing many patients suffering with chronic headache and neck/shoulder pain even after taking medications.

Misalignment of the eyes puts lots of stress on the Trigeminal Nerve, which is the largest of the cranial nerves in the brain and extends down to the upper shoulder region.  When the eyes are working hard to put the two images they see into one image (like using binoculars), it can trigger symptoms like headache, neck/shoulder pain, tired eyes, motion sickness in the car, computer eye strain, and even dry eyes.  This is what is called Trigeminal dysphoria.

Trigeminal dysphoria is a recent discovery between the relationship of eye misalignment and the Trigeminal cranial nerve.   With the invention of the Neurolens eye tracking device, precise measurements of how the eyes work a team can be measured more precisely.  It is a simple and quick screening test involving multiple targets the patient watches on a screen.   Imagine trying to drive a car with two steering wheels for each front wheel to keep the two front wheels straight driving down the road.  You would be a little stressed and arms tired after just a little while trying to control the movement of your vehicle.  Trigeminal dysphoria works in a similar way.  It creates a lot of tension in the nervous system when the eye muscles don’t line up correctly, which can cause a host of symptoms not always linked to the eyes.   With the huge increase in the use of all kinds of digital devices, I am seeing so many people suffering from this condition….and they don’t have to now.  I predict many children labeled dyslexic, not all, but many will be helped from Neurolenses.

Even those that seem to have perfect 20/20 vision can have misalignment of the eye muscles and Trigeminal dysphoria.  Many patients have even had their eyes examined and though the patient sees well with or without glasses and the eyes are healthy, many times the eye misalignment has been missed.  With the new technology in our office to track eye muscles, we can screen you for Trigeminal dysphoria.

Neurolenses are a God send to many, chronic headache suffers I believe.  We are already seeing the results in our office from patients that we have prescribed Neurolenses for.   We believe in them so much, if a patient is a strong candidate for help with them, we will buy them back if the patient doesn’t get relief after 30 days.

If you have bounced from doctor to doctor for headache relief, trying multiple medications that offer slight and temporary relief or see a chiropractor often for back and shoulder pain that keeps coming back, I urge you to seek a Neurolens screening from a qualified Neurolens doctor soon.   Let us help you get relief finally!

Tory Moore, OD

 

Courtesy of Dumas Vision Source, PLLC and Dr Tory W. Moore, Optometric Glaucoma Specialist and Diplomate of the American Board of Optometry.    Serving the Dumas, Texas,  Moore County and upper Texas Panhandle area for 30 years.   Call (806) 935-2020 for appointment or visit our optical gallery without an appointment.  Visit our website www.visionsource-dumas.com for more information.  Like our Facebook business page:  Dumas Vision Source  and you can also connect on Twitter @eyedocdumas

Tory Moore, OD  – “A Hometown Eye Doctor You Know and Can Trust!