Improve Your Vision, Improve Your Life

If you suffer from poor vision or a complication associated with poor vision, you might not yet realize just how far-reaching your problem is. Dr. Cheryl Berger Israeloff and Dr. Marissa Zimmerman at the Neuro Visual Center of New York specialize in less common visual conditions, such as vertical heterophoria (VH), that affect your vision as well as the rest of your health in ways you might not realize.

Understand Your Condition

We not only want to help treat your vision, we want to help you understand just what is going on inside your windows to the outside world. For instance, VH is when the eyes are misaligned in a way that’s not easily apparent. This visual misalignment leads to strain on the eye muscles which leads to a number of symptoms, including unsteady gait, difficulty reading, light sensitivity, migraines, and dizziness.

At the Neuro Visual Center of New York, we use the most cutting-edge and effective techniques and equipment to diagnose and treat these subtle eye misalignments. This leads to a dramatic reduction of headache and dizziness and improved visual comfort and clarity.

Our Vision for Improving Your Vision

What makes Dr. Israeloff so well qualified to take care of your binocular vision dysfunction is that she has been specially trained by Dr. Debby Feinberg of Vision Specialists of Michigan, which not many optometrists in the country can say. What’s unique about Dr. Feinberg is that she is a pioneer of NeuroVisual Optometry, which is a specialized field of optometry focused on treating and diagnosing binocular vision dysfunction, which often leads to the symptoms of headache and dizziness.

Specific services we offer include:

Neuro visual examinations to diagnose and treat your binocular vision dysfunction
Specialty prism contact lenses
Comprehensive eye exams, which include contact lens evaluation

Get in Touch With Us

If you suffer from headache, dizziness, or any other symptoms associated with a binocular vision dysfunction such as VH, relief is just a phone call and a specialized eye exam away. Get in touch with the Neuro Visual Center of New York today at 516-224-4888 or take our questionnaire. Let us help you see your way to a better life.

About Our Doctors

Dr. Cheryl Berger Israeloff has been specially trained to diagnose and treat patients with an often overlooked eye misalignment condition. She is one of the first doctors in the country to study directly with Dr. Debby Feinberg of Vision Specialists of Michigan in the treatment of Vertical Heterophoria and Superior Oblique Palsy.

Dr. Cheryl Berger Israeloff

Dr. Cheryl Berger Israeloff trained Dr. Marissa Zimmerman in 2016, in the diagnosis and treatment of Binocular Vision Dysfunction, including Superior Oblique Palsy and Vertical Heterophoria. She sees children as young as three years old, adults, and special needs patients.

Dr. Marissa Zimmerman

Testimonials

Prior to being treated by Dr. Cheryl, I constantly felt off balance. I had suffered from frequent migraines since I was 12 years old. I often suffered from neck/ back pain, and always felt like I was straining my neck and/or tilting my head to focus on the computer. My family had always noticed that I walked a bit sideways as well, but they attributed that to me being "clumsy". I had awful anxiety about walking down flights of stairs or through the mall, as I always had this irrational fear of falling. I was diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder and depression, as I would tend to avoid social situations where I felt uncomfortable or not in control. At my annual eye exam, Dr. Cheryl asked how my migraines had been. I casually mentioned that I was having dizzy spells and felt off balance. As Dr. Cheryl went through a series of questions, it seemed like she was reading off a script of my symptoms. She started to explain binocular vision dysfunction and asked if I would consider a neuro visual test that may be able to determine if I was a candidate for the type of treatment she was involved in. I was skeptical, but desperate. The tests administered by Dr. Cheryl produced black and white, concrete results. I was blown away by how clear it was that this "visual vertigo" I was experiencing was not only completely legitimate, but treatable. My skepticism disappeared immediately when Dr. Cheryl had me wear a trial pair of glasses with prisms in them. I felt taller, grounded, and completely in control. My glasses have made a tremendous difference in my everyday life. I feel balanced and aware of my surroundings. I no longer catch myself tilting my head while reading through pages of documents on my computer, or tilting my head to get a better view of the TV. It is more than a change in my prescription or a "clearer view," it is an entire perspective change. I have not had a single migraine in 6 months - I am still in shock when I say those words. My dizzy spells have subsided, as well. When I am not wearing my glasses, which is rare, I can immediately feel the difference in my equilibrium. I would never have guessed that all of these symptoms and subsequent issues, were vision related. Dr. Cheryl was 100% supportive and genuinely concerned about my comfort and progress throughout this whole journey. I would, without hesitation, recommend her to anyone that suffers from these symptoms. She is a true life saver and is passionate about investing her time and energy into this growing field.

A. S.

What We Do

The Neuro Visual Center of New York is committed to giving our patients the highest level of care in our new state of the art facility. We look forward to helping you feel and see your best!

Eyeglasses Patients

We specialize in complex eyeglass prescriptions and difficult to fit patients.

Evaluation and Treatment

Comprehensive optometric eye examinations, neurovisual evaluations including binocular vision evaluations for patients suffering from post-concussive syndrome.