Symptoms of Binocular Vision Dysfunction

Pain Symptoms:

• Headache or head pain/pressure
• Face ache / "sinus" pain
• Eye pain or pain with eye movements

Head Tilt Symptoms:

• "Neck ache, upper back and/or shoulder pain due to a head tilt"
• Dizziness (vestibular or inner ear) Symptoms:
• Dizziness
• Lightheadedness
• "Off-balanced/unsteadiness with walking; slower gait"
• "Motion sickness (is frequently the first symptom and can occur very early in childhood)"
• Nausea
• Lack of coordination
• Frequent falling
• "Drifting to one side while walking - bumping into the person next to them; walks into door frames and furniture, often with the same side of the body"
• Difficulty walking down grocery aisle
• Disorientation

Anxiety Symptoms:

• Generalized anxiety
• Feeling overwhelmed or anxious in crowds
• Agoraphobia
• "Feeling overwhelmed or anxious in large contained spaces with tall ceilings like malls or big box stores"
• Anxiety from driving, especially on the freeway
• Panic attacks
• Suicidal ideation from anxiety

Sleep Symptoms:

• Fitful and restless sleep
• Difficulty sleeping unless room is completely dark

Reading Symptoms:

• Difficulty with concentration, re-reading for comprehension
• Fatigue with reading
• Difficulty with reading
• Skipping lines while reading
• "Using a line guide (finger, ruler, envelope) to maintain one's place while reading"
• Words running together while reading
• Losing one's place while reading

Routine Visual Symptoms:

• Blurred vision at near or far distances
• Difficulty with close up vision (i.e. - reading or computer use)
• Difficulty with night vision
• Eye strain
• Sore eyes

Binocular Vision Symptoms:

• Double or overlapping vision
• Shadowed vision
• Light sensitivity
• Difficulty with glare or reflection
• Closing / covering one eye to ease visual tasks
• "Poor depth perception / difficulty with eye-hand coordination (e.g.- difficulty catching or hitting balls)"

Driving Symptoms:

• Trouble stopping in time due to difficulty estimating distances
• Driving causing anxiety, especially on the freeway

Miscellaneous Symptoms:

• Difficulty maintaining eye contact during conversations