Eyewear for treatment of vestibular maladies

摘要

A method for treating a patient having a vestibular malady is provided. The method comprises (a) diagnosing the patient as having a vestibular malady; and (b) prescribing eyewear to the patient as a treatment of the vestibular malady, either alone or in conjunction with undertaking vestibular rehabilitation while wearing the eyewear. The eyewear (201) has a first lens (205) which extends over the field of vision of a first eye, wherein the first lens has first (207) and second (209) distinct optical regions. The eyewear imparts vision to the first eye which is characterized by a central vision having a first optical quality and a peripheral vision having a second optical quality.

主权项

1. A method for treating a patient having a vestibular malady, comprising:
diagnosing the patient as having a vestibular malady; and treating the vestibular malady by causing the patient to undertake vestibular rehabilitation while wearing eyewear, wherein the vestibular rehabilitation includes a series of physical exercises, wherein the eyewear has a first lens which extends over the field of vision of a first eye, wherein the first lens has first and second distinct optical regions which impart vision to the first eye which is characterized by a central vision having a first optical quality and a peripheral vision having a second optical quality, wherein the first central vision has a first optical quality that is not shared by the first peripheral vision, wherein the second optical region distorts the peripheral vision of the first eye, and wherein the first optical region does not distort the vision of the first eye along the line of sight.