Traumatic Brain Injury
In the United States, an estimated 1.7 million people sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI) each year.1 Brain injuries can be caused by either an external force to the head or a medical condition. Examples include a motor vehicle accident, a fall, contact sports, stroke, tumor, aneurism, etc.
Following a TBI, there is often an interruption in communication between the eyes and the brain. Unfortunately, visual function is frequently overlooked when diagnosing brain injury symptoms. As a result, patients frequently experience impaired academic, work, and sport performance. Studies show that at least 50 percent and as high as 90 percent of Brain Injury patients suffer from visual complications.2
Individuals of all ages who are experiencing symptoms from some sort of neurological insult or injury can benefit from a developmental visual assessment as part of an interdisciplinary, integrated team approach for diagnosis and rehabilitation of a brain injury.
Individuals of all ages who are experiencing symptoms from some sort of neurological insult or injury can benefit from a developmental visual assessment as part of an interdisciplinary, integrated team approach for diagnosis and rehabilitation of a brain injury.
Dr. Christy Curtis at EyeOptics Optometry is a Developmental Optometrist, educated and trained to diagnose and manage ocular dysfunctions and visual processing deficits and other subtle factors involved in the complex visual process, such as posture, spatial awareness, visual memory, and motor output — all areas that can have wide-ranging effects on daily activities and on quality of life. from an eye care professional who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment/rehabilitation of the visual system.
EyeOptics is a proud to be a member of the College of Optometrists in Vision Development and the College of Syntonic Optometry, in order to bring patients and caregivers state of the art services for the diagnosis and treatment/rehabilitation of the visual system.
Our services include:
SYNTONIC PHOTOTHERAPY may be today’s most advanced clinical science in light therapy. Since the 1920’s it has been used effectively by optometrists to treat patients who have inefficient visual function. Syntonics can be used as the primary treatment or to support other therapies to aid in the remediation of strabismus, amblyopia, accommodative/convergence problems, asthenopia, ametropia, visual attention deficit, vision-related learning and behavior problems, and visual field constrictions associated with visual stress, brain injury, degenerative ocular disorders, and emotional trauma.
VISION THERAPY is an individualized program, tailored to the specific needs of each patient, incorporating in-office and at-home exercises for remediation and management of symptoms associated with vestibular and visual dysfunction. Vision therapy has been proven effective for patients of all ages— with over 80 percent success rate.
2Susan Daniels, About Brain Injuries and Vision, www.NORAvisionrehab.com 2002.
For more information:
Common Vision Problems Associated With a Brain Injury – Optometrists.org
Vision Rehabilitation After Traumatic Brain Injury – PubMed (nih.gov)
