Neurolens Glasses in Titusville Two Eyes. One Easy Picture.

Do your eyes feel worn out after long hours on digital devices?

Maybe your eyes feel heavy by mid-afternoon. Maybe you leave work with neck and shoulder pain you cannot quite explain, or frequent headaches by the end of the day. If that sounds familiar, we would be glad to take a look.

Neurolens is a prescription glasses lens with contoured prism, designed specifically to ease the effort of a subtle eye misalignment. We offer Neurolens at Aker Eye in Titusville, and we measure your eye alignment with a quick eye tracking headset before anything is prescribed.

Symptoms like these have many sources, so we start with a measurement and an eye exam. Then we talk through what fits your daily life.

What are Neurolens lenses, and how does contoured prism work?

Prism in a lens shifts the image each eye sees just a little. That way your eye muscles do less work to keep both eyes aimed at the same spot. When your eyes sit slightly out of line, your brain works harder to join the two images into one. The maker's view is that this steady effort is what wears some people out by evening.

In Neurolens lenses, the prism is not one fixed strength. It grows gradually from the top of the lens, where you look for distance, to the bottom, where you read and check your phone. Your eyes turn inward more to focus up close, so that is where the lens is designed to give the most help.

Newton, the company that makes Neurolens, calls this contoured prism technology. The lens comes in single vision, office, and progressive designs, and it carries your regular prescription. Like any glasses, it does its work while you wear it.

How is Neurolens different from regular prism glasses and Sequel lenses?

All three use prism, each in its own way. Standard prism glasses carry one prism strength across the whole lens, set during an eye exam. It stays the same whether you look across the room or down at a book.

Neurolens is measured for your eyes on the Neurolens measurement device, and its prism changes strength down the lens. The maker says the prescription is customized to how your eyes naturally work together.

Sequel lenses, from the same maker, are an everyday lens with a small, fixed prism in the lower part for screen work. No special measurement is needed. People who spend long hours on digital devices often start with Sequel. When the eye strain comes with headaches, neck pain, or motion sickness, the maker points to Neurolens instead. We will help you sort out which one fits at your visit.

Who asks us about Neurolens for headaches, neck pain, or motion sickness?

People who ask us about Neurolens often mention eye fatigue at the computer, headaches by late afternoon, or neck and shoulder stiffness they cannot trace to a pillow or a desk. Some mention motion sickness as a passenger. Others mention dry eyes or light sensitivity after a long stretch of reading.

Neurolens is designed for eye misalignment, when the eyes work harder than they should to stay lined up. Most of that misalignment is hidden. Your brain and visual system hold both eyes on target and cover the gap, so healthy eyes can read the bottom line of the chart and still feel the effort.

A lens works alongside the care you already get for headaches, never in place of it. A sudden, severe headache, sudden double vision, or a sudden change in your sight is a reason to call us the same day.

How do we measure eye misalignment for Neurolens at Aker Eye?

You wear a virtual reality style headset that tracks both eyes while you look at targets near and far. It takes only a few minutes, and nothing touches your eyes. The Neurolens measurement helps us determine your alignment at distance and up close. It sits alongside a full eye exam, not in place of one.

Here is how the visit goes:

• A short talk about the symptoms you have been feeling and when they tend to show up.
• The headset measurement, looking at targets up close and across the room.
• An eye exam if you are due, so we can check your prescription, your eye health, and how your eyes work together.
• Your results on screen, explained in plain words, at distance and up close.
• Time for your questions before anything is ordered.

What are Neurolens glasses like to wear?

Your new glasses look like any other pair. You choose the frame from our optical, and we order the new lenses to your alignment numbers and your prescription.

Any new pair with prism comes with an adjustment period, and the adjustment period is different for everyone. Wear them as your everyday pair at the start, so your eyes have a fair chance to adjust.

How long that takes for you, when your lenses will be ready, and whether Neurolens suits a child are all good questions for your visit. We will walk you through each one, and you can call us any time while you settle in.

What do Neurolens glasses cost, and does insurance help?

The cost of Neurolens glasses depends on the lens design, your prescription, and the frame you choose. Coverage depends on your plan, so call us with your plan name and we will check before you come in.

We accept HSA and FSA cards. If spreading the cost out helps, we offer CareCredit, Cherry financing, and Afterpay too. We go over the cost with you before anything is ordered.