Concussion or Brain Injury
How is the visual system involved?
The visual system represents our dominant sense. It gives us information about our world. A concussion can cause damage to our information processing systems, and although physical abilities may be affected and identified, the sensory processing issues that result in our 'sense of self' are more subtle.
What happens to your vision after a brain injury?
Approximately 70% of our brain is dedicated to vision and visual processing, thus it is not surprising that a brain injury affects the visual system in some way. There are two important aspects of visual processing that interact in a typical individual.
- Central or Focal Vision – used to see the fine details where you are looking
- Peripheral or Spatial Vision – provides information about our surroundings; where we are in space; where objects are in relation to us; and how we move through space. This information is established by the interaction of vision, proprioception (body position), posture, and the vestibular system (balance).
People suffering from Post-Trauma Vision Syndrome (PTVS) typically experience an imbalance in these two kinds of vision.
How Can We Help?
Vision therapy for post concussion vision disorders can be life changing - for the better! A standard optometric exam does not reveal enough information about the complexities of visual dysfunction associated with a brain injury. At Vision Sense Optometry our assessments identify how well many aspects of the visual system are functioning.
We have treatments to address difficulties with eye tracking, eye focusing, binocular vision, visual memory, visual-sensory integration, and more.
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