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A 28-year-old male asked:

Is vision therapy rehabilitation helpful for irregular eye movements, deficiency of saccadic eye movements, enlarged blind spots, myopic degeneration, and sector or arcuate visual field defects? opthalmologist said i have this because of high myopia?

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Dr. George Yanikanswered

Ophthalmology 34 years experience

Short answer is no. the enlarged blind spot may be due to an eye problem or visual pathway problem, see another ophthalmologist.

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