{"id":14101,"date":"2021-06-21T08:08:57","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T08:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/?page_id=14101"},"modified":"2021-07-26T08:15:50","modified_gmt":"2021-07-26T08:15:50","slug":"stanford-university-concussions-and-the-eyes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/neuro-optometry\/vision-and-brain-injuries\/traumatic-brain-injury-and-neuro-optometry\/5-essential-tbi-facts-you-may-not-know\/stanford-university-concussions-and-the-eyes\/","title":{"rendered":"Stanford University: Concussions and the Eyes"},"content":{"rendered":"

The visual system plays a crucial role in the diagnosis and treatment of concussions.<\/b><\/h2>\n

This month, a presentation was given by Dr. Jamshid Ghajar, MD, PhD, FACS at the Stanford Brain Performance Center (Department of Neurosurgery and Stanford Athletics), at the Stanford University School of Medicine.<\/p>\n

This presentation, called Concussion Guidelines Step 2: Evidence of Subtype Classification<\/i>, is referenced in the Journal of Neurosurgery.<\/p>\n

The role of the visual system<\/b><\/h2>\n

According to Dr. Ghajar, the eyes and the visual system play an essential role in understanding the nature, cause and treatment for a concussion<\/a><\/b>.<\/p>\n

Examination of the eyes, specifically the oculo-motor functioning, includes the evaluation of binocular vision, eye focusing, eye teaming, and visual perception skills.<\/p>\n

Any type of oculo-motor or visual dysfunction can result in difficulty acquiring, understanding, and processing visual stimuli.<\/b><\/p>\n

A visual system dysfunction can trigger or worsen visual symptoms following a brain injury, and lead to an impaired ability to interpret and\u00a0 process visual information.<\/p>\n

Oculo-motor impairments may be identified and measured by assessing specific visual skills, including:<\/p>\n