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Binocular Vision Assessment and Pediatric Optometry

At Bélanger Optometry Clinic, our optometrists assess binocular vision and accommodation in children, teenagers and adults. An assessment may be relevant if you experience double vision, visual fatigue, intermittent blurred vision or difficulty focusing. Depending on the condition identified, exercises or optical aids may be recommended.
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Binocular vision

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ONE OF OUR OPTOMETRISTS WILL MAKE A GLOBAL ASSESSMENT OF YOUR VISION THROUGH OUR FULL VISUAL EXAMINATION.

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What symptoms can be associated with binocular vision problems?

Binocular vision problems may cause visual fatigue, double vision (diplopia) that disappears when one eye is closed, or intermittent and unstable blurred vision.

These symptoms may occur during near-vision tasks, such as computer work, or activities that require distance vision, such as driving. Our optometrists may recommend specific exercises or optical aids to help reduce or eliminate these symptoms.

How are binocular vision and accommodation related?

Accommodation is the eye's ability to focus on a nearby object. An imbalance in this mechanism may cause blurred or unstable vision, headaches, difficulty focusing when switching between near and distance vision, as well as stinging or burning sensations while reading.

Because accommodation is closely related to eye alignment at near distances, a focusing problem may be associated with a binocular vision disorder, and vice versa. Exercises or optical aids may be used to help reduce symptoms related to these conditions.

In adults over the age of 40, the natural slowing of this visual ability is known as presbyopia. Blurred near vision can then be corrected with glasses or contact lenses.

When should your child's vision be assessed?

Strabismus, amblyopia and significant prescriptions related to hypermetropia, myopia or astigmatism can occur in young children. Our optometrists can assess children's vision from their first few months of life.

The Quebec Association of Optometrists recommends a first eye examination as early as 6 months of age. Early detection can help address visual abnormalities or eye diseases sooner and limit their potential long-term effects.

What signs may indicate that your child should have an eye exam?

An eye examination may be appropriate if your child:

  • frequently blinks, wrinkles their forehead or rubs their eyes;
  • is very sensitive to light or experiences excessive tearing;
  • covers one eye to look or turns their head to focus on an object directly ahead;
  • reacts differently when one eye or the other is covered;
  • frequently bumps into objects or has difficulty finding their way around;
  • has an eye that appears to turn or become misaligned;
  • gets very close to objects in order to see them.

When an abnormal eye condition is detected, glasses, exercises or joint follow-up with pediatric ophthalmology may be recommended.