Optometry and lyme disease
Many Lyme patients have challenges with equilibrium and balance, both of which are influenced by vision and depth perception.
Many Lyme patients have challenges with equilibrium and balance, both of which are influenced by vision and depth perception.
In the words of Optometrist Dr. Cameron McCrodan, “you don’t see with your eyes, you see with your brain.” What is the relationship between the eyes, the brain and some symptoms of Lyme disease? Dr. McCrodan explains that our brains are not only tasked with receiving visual stimuli, they also influence how the information is interpreted and how our eyes function.
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