Heterophoria is an eye condition wherein the direction that the eyes are pointing is not consistent with each other. Decompensated heterophoria occurs with the inability to control the angle of deviation of the eye through inadequate fusion amplitudes. It causes symptoms such as headache, eyestrain, and photophobia. Decompensated heterophoria can be treated using eye exercises and can be corrected by prisms or refractive modification.
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I am diagnosed with decompensated heterophoria. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I have had binocular, horizontal esotropia for two years now, worse on distant gaze. My ophthalmologist diagnosed it to be decompensated heterophoria. Is there anything I can do about it? I spend a lot of time writing and reading on my computer, could that make it worse? Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Decompensated heterophoria, can result from a variety of decompensating factors. The most notable few are refractive error and recent fever or stressful events like dieting or sleep deprivation. Refractive errors are easy to detect and correct. You can do a simple test... Read Full »
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