neurolens® has announced the introduction of the first and only prescription lenses that add a contoured prism aimed at relieving the headaches, neck/shoulder pain and eyestrain that 65 percent of U.S. adults complain of when using digital devices, reading or doing detail work.
“Interestingly, people rarely suspect that the symptoms they experience when using digital devices, reading or doing detail work, may be related to their eyes. In fact, many don’t even mention their headaches, neck/shoulder pain and other physical symptoms during their annual eye exam,” said Dr. Gary Lovcik, Anaheim Hills Optometric Center, Anaheim, Calif.
When the eyes are not aligned, the visual system must work constantly to compensate for the misalignment. This can put stress on the trigeminal nerve – the largest and most complex nerve connected to the brain, and the one responsible for head and neck sensations – leading to Trigeminal Dysphoriaii. Literature states that 90% of patients have a larger misalignment at near than distance.
American adults now spend more than nine hoursiii a day on digital devices. The visual demands of this digital lifestyle have increased the number of people who experience symptoms. Neurolenses are designed to bring the eyes into proper alignment, which is essential for comfortable vision. In a survey of patients who purchased neurolenses 93 percentiv found symptom relief, with 73 percent stating that their symptoms were “substantially reduced” or “basically gone” after 45 days.
The proprietary neurolens contoured prism provides effortless eye alignment at all distances by gradually increasing the prism from distant to near. More than mere “computer lenses,” which don’t account for eye alignment, neurolenses bring the eyes into alignment to relieve headaches, neck/shoulder pain and eyestrain, among other symptoms.
The need for an objective and accurate way to measure eye alignment at all distances led neurolens to develop the neurolens Measurement Device, which uses breakthrough eye-tracking technology to objectively and accurately measure the degree of eye misalignment at distance and near. During a three-minute measurement exam, patients focus on a single point while a dynamic display of rotating planets and stars activate peripheral and central vision to measure distance and near eye alignment.
The neurolens Device measures the amount of eye misalignment at both distance and near. These unique measurements, with calculations to the one-hundredth of a prism diopter, provide a recommended prescription range for the neurolens contoured prism lens design.
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