In late March I had an emergency that resulted in me having issues with my eyes. I initially visited a new Primary Care that was fairly condescending on the whole issue, but did notice that my right eye seemed to be delayed in response to some tests. That was the moment I realized I needed to visit Village Eye Care for an optometry medical appointment. I have been a patient of Dr. Windel's for about 3+ years, but she was unfortunately unavailable for the appointment I had scheduled and I ended up seeing Dr. Rachel Lee in April of 2026. I went to the Village Eye Care office in Edgewater where Dr. Lee took care of me and not only tested my eyesight to see if my prescription changed, but she also took extra care in my eye issues. She took extra time and care while also dealing with her regularly scheduled clients, giving me every bit of information I needed to know what was going on. She eventually came to the conclusion that I may be experiencing a nystagmus in my right eye, but referred me to an optoneurologist who diagnosed me with BVD (binocular visual dysfunction). I am scheduled to head to my first visual therapy appointment on Monday, July 6 2026. Although I thought I had mostly recovered from the emergency during the months following, in the last two weeks, my BVD has been more strenuous than normal and I am glad that I can finally get some answers. I found out from Dr. Lee that nystagmus and now BVD could have been present for a long while, but this emergency in March may have triggered it to be more active. I'm am so thankful for Dr. Lee's care, time, and professionalism. This BVD diagnosis may explain symptoms that I have been experiencing my entire life (anxiety, vertigo, dizziness, eye tension, headaches, focus difficulty, neck pain, etc.), but never had optometrists or other eye doctors take extra care of until visiting with her. Thank you thank you thank you.
