Dr. Marissa Zimmerman

Dr. Marissa Zimmerman is a graduate of Muhlenberg College, with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry. She continued on to SUNY State College Of Optometry, graduating Beta Sigma Kappa in 2013. Before joining the Neuro Visual Center Of New York, she practiced primary care, specializing in children three years old and up, and co-managed LASIK patients with TLC.

She has trained with Dr. Cheryl Berger Israeloff for the past two years, in the diagnosis and treatment of headaches and dizziness caused by eye misalignments.

Dr. Zimmerman is a wife and mother of two boys. She enjoys hiking, exercising, and spending time with her family.

For more information on vertical heterophoria and binocular vision dysfunction, call Dr. Zimmerman at the Neuro Visual Center of New York at 516-224-4888. Alternatively, you’re also welcome to complete our questionnaire to determine whether your headaches and dizziness are the result of a vision dysfunction.

“I’ve had headaches for years. They’ve been called migraines. I’ve tried all types of pain medications, but I still get headaches.”
“My neck and the back of my head and shoulders really bother me. Massage and neck adjustments seem to help, but only for a short while.”
“Lately, I’ve been getting more and more bouts of lightheadedness and dizziness. It seems worse when I bend down to pick something up and get up quickly. I feel uncoordinated and unsteady. When I walk, I often bump into things.”
“When I am in a large department store or crowd, I feel rather uncomfortable and anxious.”
“I’ve seen multiple doctors, had a CAT scan and MRI, and all of the doctors say that I am fine. However, I am still getting dizzy and having severe headaches.”

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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 f…

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Dr. Marissa Zimmerman

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