{"id":1059,"date":"2020-04-12T11:30:54","date_gmt":"2020-04-12T11:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wordpress\/?page_id=1059"},"modified":"2021-08-05T10:04:15","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T10:04:15","slug":"vision-and-brain-injuries","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/neuro-optometry\/vision-and-brain-injuries\/","title":{"rendered":"Vision and Brain Injuries"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Can the eyes and visual system be affected by a brain injury?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can result in significant vision problems, unfortunately, these often remain undiagnosed for years<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>TBIs can result from a stroke, neurological dysfunction, or a blow to the head. It has been reported that approximately 47 percent of traumatic brain injuries are caused by falls, specifically among young children and adults over 65 years of age.<\/p>\n<p>Other TBI injuries can result from blunt force trauma (15%), car accidents (14%), and violent physical assaults (9%).<\/p>\n<p>Over 2.8 million, or approximately 1 in 100, Americans suffer from a traumatic injury each year. A traumatic brain injury can produce cognitive, sensory or physical impairments.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Studies indicate that 90% of TBI patients experience some form of vision disruption.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Visual problems are caused by a disruption of communication between the eyes and the brain.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Vision problems that result from a TBI typically cause difficulties with balance, reading, and driving.<\/p>\n<h3>Types of brain injury<\/h3>\n<p>Brain injuries can come in many forms:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Concussion<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Post-Concussion or Post-Concussive Syndrome (PCS)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Post Traumatic Vision Syndrome<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mild Acquired Brain Injury<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hemianopsia or Hemianopia<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mild Closed Head Injury<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cervical Trauma Syndrome<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stroke<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cerebral Palsy<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cerebral Vascular Accident<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/practice-search\/\">Contact an eye doctor near you<\/a><\/strong> if you have had difficulty with eye movements.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE RELATED: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/neuro-optometry\/vision-and-brain-injuries\/fix-your-vision-after-brain-injury\/\">Fix Your Vision After Brain Injury<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t<div class=\"practice-search-widget\">\n\t\t<h3>Find a Vision Therapy Eye Doctor Near You<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t<form class=\"practice-search-form practice-search-form-widget\" action=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/practice-search\/results\/\" method=\"get\">\n\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"distance\" value=\"100\" class=\"practice-search-distance\">\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"page\" class=\"practice-search-page\">\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"address_latitude\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"address_longitude\">\n\n\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"address\" class=\"practice-search-address\" placeholder=\"City, Surburb or Address\" value=\"\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"distance\" value=\"100\" class=\"practice-search-distance\">\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<button type=\"submit\" class=\"practice-search-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 19 19\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M10.6796 0.130005C9.15708 0.130059 7.66615 0.5646 6.38198 1.38258C5.09781 2.20057 4.07373 3.36803 3.43004 4.74783C2.78634 6.12763 2.54976 7.66246 2.74808 9.17205C2.9464 10.6816 3.57139 12.1033 4.54964 13.27L0.729639 17.08C0.6364 17.1732 0.562439 17.2839 0.511979 17.4058C0.461519 17.5276 0.435547 17.6581 0.435547 17.79C0.435547 17.9219 0.461519 18.0524 0.511979 18.1743C0.562439 18.2961 0.6364 18.4068 0.729639 18.5C0.917942 18.6883 1.17334 18.7941 1.43964 18.7941C1.5715 18.7941 1.70207 18.7681 1.82389 18.7177C1.94571 18.6672 2.0564 18.5932 2.14964 18.5L5.99964 14.62C7.35406 15.6038 8.98566 16.1324 10.6596 16.13C12.7814 16.13 14.8162 15.2871 16.3165 13.7869C17.8168 12.2866 18.6596 10.2517 18.6596 8.13C18.6596 6.00827 17.8168 3.97344 16.3165 2.47315C14.8162 0.97286 12.7814 0.130005 10.6596 0.130005H10.6796ZM10.6796 14.13C9.49295 14.13 8.33291 13.7781 7.34622 13.1188C6.35952 12.4595 5.59049 11.5225 5.13636 10.4261C4.68224 9.32975 4.56342 8.12335 4.79493 6.95946C5.02644 5.79558 5.59788 4.72648 6.437 3.88736C7.27611 3.04825 8.34521 2.4768 9.5091 2.24529C10.673 2.01378 11.8794 2.1326 12.9757 2.58673C14.0721 3.04085 15.0092 3.80989 15.6685 4.79658C16.3277 5.78328 16.6796 6.94332 16.6796 8.13C16.6796 9.7213 16.0475 11.2474 14.9223 12.3726C13.7971 13.4979 12.2709 14.13 10.6796 14.13Z\" fill=\"#fff\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"practice-search-use-my-location\">\n\t\t\tSearch near me\n\t\t<\/button>\n\n\n\t<\/form>\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<h2><b>Visual problems associated with a brain injury\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blurred vision<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sensitivity to light<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Glare sensitivity<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reading difficulties- words appear to move<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Comprehension difficulties<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Attention and concentration difficulties<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Memory difficulties<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/neuro-optometry\/vision-and-brain-injuries\/double-vision-diplopia\/\">Double vision<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aching eyes<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headaches with visual tasks<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inability to maintain eye contact or focus<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reduction or loss of visual field (Visual Field Loss)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A TBI can also cause specific difficulties with eye movements, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ocular pursuits (eye tracking ability)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saccades (shifting gaze quickly from one point to the other)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Accommodative inability (focusing)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Binocular vision (3D vision, stereopsis)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/a-guide-to-eye-turns\/eye-conditions-causing-strabismus\/\">Eye alignment (eye turn)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>How are visual problems from a brain injury treated?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Visual problems that result from a brain injury can be treated through the following methods:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Optometric <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/what-is-vision-therapy\/\">vision therapy<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neuro-optometric rehabilitation therapy, also known as neuro-visual processing rehabilitation<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Corrective lenses, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/neuro-optometry\/what-are-prism-lenses\/\">yoked prism lenses<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Phototherapy programs (syntonic optometry, light therapy)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/childrens-vision\/a-guide-to-eye-turns\/strabismus-crossed-eyes\/strabismus-surgery\/\">Eye muscle surgery (strabismus surgery)<\/a> is only recommended for significant eye turns because surgery cannot treat the underlying cause of the eye turn, which stems from the eye-brain connection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>For all TBIs, it is crucial for vision problems to be treated early, in order to obtain optimal results.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>LEARN MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/neuro-optometry\/\">Guide to Neuro-Optometry<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Therefore, it is critical to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/practice-search\/\">visit a neuro-optometrist near you<\/a><\/strong> who is trained to detect and treat vision problems associated with TBI, as soon as possible. A neuro-optometrist will be able to determine an appropriate treatment plan based on the individual needs of the patient.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can the eyes and visual system be affected by a brain injury? Yes, Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can result in significant vision problems, unfortunately these often remain undiagnosed for years, dramatically impacting the quality of life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3478,"parent":1389,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-article.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[84,89,111,126,88,115,83],"class_list":["post-1059","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-adults","tag-brain-injury","tag-convergence","tag-double-vision","tag-eye-turns","tag-strabismus","tag-vision-therapy"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Vision and Brain Injuries - Optometrists.org<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/neuro-optometry\/vision-and-brain-injuries\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Vision and Brain Injuries - Optometrists.org\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Can the eyes and visual system be affected by a brain injury? Yes, Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can result in significant vision problems, unfortunately these often remain undiagnosed for years, dramatically impacting the quality of life.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/neuro-optometry\/vision-and-brain-injuries\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Optometrists.org\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-08-05T10:04:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/TB1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"682\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/neuro-optometry\/vision-and-brain-injuries\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/neuro-optometry\/vision-and-brain-injuries\/\",\"name\":\"Vision and Brain Injuries - Optometrists.org\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/neuro-optometry\/vision-and-brain-injuries\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/neuro-optometry\/vision-and-brain-injuries\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/TB1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-04-12T11:30:54+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-08-05T10:04:15+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/neuro-optometry\/vision-and-brain-injuries\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/neuro-optometry\/vision-and-brain-injuries\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/neuro-optometry\/vision-and-brain-injuries\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/TB1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/TB1.jpg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":682},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/neuro-optometry\/vision-and-brain-injuries\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Vision Therapy\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Neuro-Optometry\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/neuro-optometry\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"Vision and Brain Injuries\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/\",\"name\":\"Optometrists.org\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Vision and Brain Injuries - Optometrists.org","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/neuro-optometry\/vision-and-brain-injuries\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Vision and Brain Injuries - Optometrists.org","og_description":"Can the eyes and visual system be affected by a brain injury? Yes, Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can result in significant vision problems, unfortunately these often remain undiagnosed for years, dramatically impacting the quality of life.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/neuro-optometry\/vision-and-brain-injuries\/","og_site_name":"Optometrists.org","article_modified_time":"2021-08-05T10:04:15+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":682,"url":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/TB1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/neuro-optometry\/vision-and-brain-injuries\/","url":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/neuro-optometry\/vision-and-brain-injuries\/","name":"Vision and Brain Injuries - Optometrists.org","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/neuro-optometry\/vision-and-brain-injuries\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/neuro-optometry\/vision-and-brain-injuries\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/TB1.jpg","datePublished":"2020-04-12T11:30:54+00:00","dateModified":"2021-08-05T10:04:15+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/neuro-optometry\/vision-and-brain-injuries\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/neuro-optometry\/vision-and-brain-injuries\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/neuro-optometry\/vision-and-brain-injuries\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/TB1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/TB1.jpg","width":1024,"height":682},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/neuro-optometry\/vision-and-brain-injuries\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Vision Therapy","item":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Neuro-Optometry","item":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/neuro-optometry\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Vision and Brain Injuries"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/","name":"Optometrists.org","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1059"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1059\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16682,"href":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1059\/revisions\/16682"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1389"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}