{"id":16678,"date":"2021-08-05T10:02:33","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T10:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/?page_id=16678"},"modified":"2021-08-05T10:02:33","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T10:02:33","slug":"eye-movement-problems-after-a-brain-injury","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/neuro-optometry\/vision-and-brain-injuries\/eye-movement-problems-after-a-brain-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Eye Movement Problems After a Brain Injury\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Up to 90% of patients who have sustained a brain injury suffer from eye movement problems.<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>The state of one&#8217;s eyes is a good indicator of how well one&#8217;s brain is working. When there&#8217;s a problem with the brain, visual or ocular symptoms are common.<\/p>\n<h2><b>What is a brain injury?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>A brain injury is defined as any condition that causes harm or damage to the brain.<\/p>\n<p>Stroke, tumor, encephalitis, brain hemorrhage, and traumatic brain injuries from concussion, contusion, penetrating injury, and anoxic brain damage, are all examples of a brain injury.<\/p>\n<p>Vision is the sense that utilizes the majority of the brain\u2019s processing, compared to the other senses, visual symptoms are extremely\u00a0 common following a brain injury<b>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>If you\u2019ve experienced any vision changes after a brain injury, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/practice-search\/\">contact an eye doctor near you.<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE RELATED:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/neuro-optometry\/vision-and-brain-injuries\/\">Vision and Brain Injuries<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t<div class=\"practice-search-widget\">\n\t\t<h3>Find an 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>How can a brain injury impact eye movements?\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Many different types of visual activity and eye movements have their own or shared pathways in the brain.<\/p>\n<p>Depending on which pathway has been damaged, different eye problems can occur.<\/p>\n<h3><b>Tracking problems<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Our eyes rely on a visual skill known as smooth pursuit to track a moving object.<\/p>\n<p>Watching TV, driving, scrolling through text on a phone or doing anything else that requires a steady look at a moving target will be difficult for people who have trouble with smooth pursuits.<\/p>\n<p>When a person&#8217;s eyes have strong smooth pursuits, they can constantly focus incoming light into the fovea, a portion of the retina. This necessitates a great deal of fine muscular control, as well as feedback from numerous brain regions.<\/p>\n<p>Smooth pursuits may fail if the connections between these regions are broken as a result of a brain injury, and vision may be briefly blurred.<\/p>\n<p>A person&#8217;s eyes may compensate for a failed smooth pursuit by performing a corrective saccade, which is a quick eye movement that attempts to reposition the light&#8217;s focus onto the fovea.<\/p>\n<p>When in a visually intense setting, a person with eye movement issues will suffer a large amount of corrective saccades, making them feel &#8220;foggy&#8221; or exhausted.<\/p>\n<h3><b>Nystagmus<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Another possible visual consequence of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/neuro-optometry\/vision-and-brain-injuries\/traumatic-brain-injury-and-neuro-optometry\/how-to-protect-yourself-from-a-brain-injury\/\">brain injury<\/a> is nystagmus. Rapid, uncontrollable eye movements (up or down, side to side, or circular motions) are the primary symptom of this condition .<\/p>\n<p>These eye movements may occur all of the time or only when looking in a specific direction.<\/p>\n<p>Nystagmus causes dizziness because it causes a person\u2019s brain to interpret objects in their surroundings as moving, rather than still.<\/p>\n<h3><b>Strabismus<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/childrens-vision\/a-guide-to-eye-turns\/strabismus-crossed-eyes\/strabismus-faqs\/\">Strabismus<\/a>, often known as a squint or eye turn, is a condition where one eye is turned inward, outward, up, or down.<\/p>\n<p>Strabismus can affect a patient on a regular or irregular basis, resulting in symptoms such as blurred vision, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/neuro-optometry\/vision-and-brain-injuries\/double-vision-diplopia\/\">double vision<\/a>, and poor depth perception.<\/p>\n<h2><b>How can neuro-optometry help?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>Neuro-optometry aims to strengthen the communication between the eyes and the brain thereby allowing the visual system to function.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Neuro-optometrists use a personalized program of eye exercises, therapeutic lenses, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/neuro-optometry\/what-are-prism-lenses\/how-are-prisms-used-in-vision-therapy\/\">prisms<\/a> to rehabilitate the visual system.<\/p>\n<p>Because each person&#8217;s brain reacts to brain injury differently, treatment is tailored to the specific needs of each patient.<\/p>\n<p>Many patients with persisting visual symptoms after brain injuries have benefited from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/neuro-optometry\/vision-and-brain-injuries\/vision-therapy-for-concussions\/\">neuro-optometric rehabilitation therapy.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Even if your vision is clear, if you suffer symptoms such as dizziness, nausea, sensitivity to light, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-binocular-visual-dysfunction\/bvd-symptoms-and-treatment\/bvd-can-cause-anxiety\/\">anxiety<\/a>, you may have a vision problem.<\/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><b>Get your vision checked by scheduling a functional visual evaluation with an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/practice-search\/\">eye doctor near you.<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Up to 90% of patients who have sustained a brain injury suffer from eye movement problems. 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