Eyes can trick us many times with sudden blurry vision. Today we are going to discuss how imperfections develop on our lenses, which are responsible for causing blurry and distorted vision.

If you have trouble squinting or straining, it is a sign that something is wrong in your eyes. Eyes are our in-depth perception as we see the world; what if they become fuzzy, blurry, and lack the proper performance that they should have in the ideal scenario?

In that case, there are several questions one can ask a doctor when they have a double, fuzzy, or unclear image at any distance. Refractive error is genetic and can happen from birth; hence, you should get your eyes checked if they are showing these strange symptoms.

A doctor can help those with expert insights facing issues with refractive errors of the eyes. There are usual symptoms associated with vision, such as eye strain, headaches, difficulty reading, and squinting issues; these may indicate refractive errors in the eyes.

How does Vision Clinic help you with refractive errors?

The first thing Vision Concern does is identify the key causes of your refractive error and what exactly is impacting your vision (myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, and presbyopia). There are common symptoms that help us check if an individual is dealing with refractive errors. The problems and symptoms associated with refractive errors, like problems focusing, blurred vision, headaches, eye strain, and squinting, are real.

1. Vision Concern helps you identify the underlying conditions, like refractive errors, at the best eye clinic in Nepal.
2. The brief prescription from optometrists and eye experts on glasses and lens power has corrected vision for over 85% of the clients.
3. The eye care panel recommends effective lifestyle changes to manage refractive error.
4. We timely send reminders for our clients to get their eyes checked in 4 to 6 months, depending on the case.
5. Vision Concern ensures that the eye prescription is up-to-date and works to reverse the refractive errors in children’s eyes.
6. We recommend glasses and visual aids to best correct an individual’s refractive error.

Raising an unapologetic generation with children’s eye care is among the concerns of our Vision Clinic. We contribute to the timely monitoring of the risk of eye diseases in adults like glaucoma, cataracts, diabetic retinopathy, and macular degeneration. Vision Concern helps people protect their vision.

Questions to Ask Doctor on Refractive Errors

Here are a few questions that individuals with issues with vision and refractive errors can ask their doctor during a comprehensive eye examination. You can take a diagnostic test for refractive errors, like a vision acuity test, a refraction test (for the prescription of glasses), and a slit-lamp exam to observe the structure of the eyes.

There is a potential risk that if the refractive errors are not developed timely, then one can have amblyopia (lazy eye) and even strabismus. Younger children need a retinoscopy- for any vision issues by observing the reflection of light off the retina.

Question 1: What treatment options can I opt for for my specific refractive error? Can you explain if it has any side effects?

Question 2: Are there any warning signs of progressive eye disease? Do these symptoms denote the worsening of my refractive errors?

Question 3: Can I have specific precautions to protect my vision, even with refractive error?

Question 4: How can I best manage my refractive error? Are there any potential long-term risks of vision loss?

How can I check if I have refractive errors?

There are key steps in how your refractive errors are checked. The first thing the eye expert in Vision Concern does is schedule your comprehensive eye checkup. It comes with a series of eye tests to check for and see the signs and symptoms of progressive refractive error, like myopia (nearsightedness) and hyperopia (farsightedness).

• First, you undergo a refraction test and evaluate the reflected light.
• Look through a photoropter to read an eye chart to check if you have any refractive errors.
• Retinoscopy is commonly used to check children
• Curvature test or cornea through keratometry or corneal topography, especially for astigmatism.
• Slit-lamp exams, visual field tests, and eye pressure measurements are the ones to wrap it all up with.

How can orthoptic exercises help with refractive errors?

Orthoptic exercises are specialized eye exercises used in vision care to treat visual problems. Research shows that orthoptic exercises are successful in around 88.3% of patients with basic exo-deviation and refractive errors. Let’s understand how these eye exercises help.

1. Co-ordinating eye moments
2. Strengthening eye muscles
3. Enhancing visual skills
4. Management of Intermittent Exotropia
5. Improve convergence (the ability of eyes to turn inward)
6. Divergence co-ordination ( ability to turn outward in distant object’s view)
7. Reduce symptoms associated with refractive errors, like double vision
8. Complement visual outcomes with lenses or prisms

Some of the eye exercises to help with refractive errors, stereograms, prism exercises, and vectors were discussed in earlier blogs. Some of the common eye exercises we have are:

1. Pencil Push-Up

It’s an orthoptic exercise with holding a pencil at arm’s length. It is done to treat patients with basic convergence insufficiency (CI) and divergence excess (DE) types. For smooth convergence exercise, the pencil is brought slowly towards the nose, setting a single target at times and repeating for 3- 5 minutes per day.

2. Brock String

Brock strings are fundamental tools in orthoptic exercises. This vision therapy and exercise technique is used for convergence, binocular vision, and eye teaming.

A bock string is made 10 to 15 feet long with colored wooden beads in a flexible cord, and thus, these colorful beads help you train your eyes. The exercise begins when you hold one end of the cord with your hand below your nose and tie the other end to a stationary object.

How can refractive errors be prevented?

Routine eye exams: why should one take them for eyes? If you also think that, you may be at risk of refractive error and not managing them well. But before the nemesis takes a toll on you, you can take corrective prescription methods to assess eye health and prevent refractive errors.

• A healthy diet with nutrients like lutein, zeaxanthin, and omega-3 fatty acids for our eyes.
• Comprehensive eye examination with vision therapy, chart, and expert consultation.
• Proper lighting and posture prevent refractive errors and eye strain during prolonged work hours.
• Taking breaks while reading or using a computer prevents worsening of the refractive errors
• Understanding and being aware of genetic factors and symptoms is crucial to managing refractive errors.
• Frequent squinting can be a potential warning sign; get it checked.

Treatment of refractive errors

Refractive errors can be treated before they clog your biological lenses. In that regard, if you are looking for non-surgical treatment options, here are a few that can help,

• Optical correction
• Orthokeratology (ortho-K)
• Corneal crosslinking
• Corneal Refractive Therapy (CRT)

Surgical treatments are used to determine the severity of the refractive error in an individual. If your eye care professional recommends surgery as the most suitable treatment option for refractive errors, here are a few to consider.

• LASIK (Laser-Assisted In-Situ Keratomileusis)
• PRK (Photorefractive Keratectomy)
• ICL (Implantable Collamer Lens)
• Refractive Lens Exchange (RLE)
• Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE)

When you have a diagnosis of refractive errors, you treat it with either case and get rid of fuzzy blue visions. Be aware of it in time to get rid of the eyestrain and headaches associated with it. The latest laser treatments to correct refractive errors up to 8 dioptres are flapless procedures called SILK (smooth incision lenticule keratomileusis ) and Contoura, besides LASIK in Nepal.

ICL lens technology is an innovative technique under which refractive errors of near blindness over 8 diopters can be corrected. A power lens is inserted inside the eye for the respective treatment option here to manage vision errors.

Correction of refractive errors in patients with Strabismus

A patient with Down syndrome can have the risk of refractive error and strabismus at the same time. In a survey, strabismus with high myopia (>-6.00 D) was found in up to 23% of patients aged 9 years or older.

The risk of amblyopia (lazy eye) in patients with strabismus is also seen if one fails to correct refractive errors appropriately. Methods like prism glasses (with power) and patching therapy are used to align the eyes and treat visual discrepancies in their cases.

Conclusion

If nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism, or refractive error is bothering you, Vision Concern expects to be a savior. We are at your service to help you outperform your vision issues, and we are just a call away, so schedule an appointment ASAP. For more interesting blogs on eye care facilities, stay tuned as we come up with urgent topics on eye and health care.