Over 5 million Americans live with long-term disability due to Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)/concussion. Leading Causes of for Adults (15 to 44 years of age) is motor vehicle-related. For children (15 years or younger), it is due to falls. Sports injury also adds to incidences of TBI/ Concussion.
Some common Signs/Symptoms that are noted are:
Shows mood, behavior, or personality changes
Headache or “pressure” in head
Balance problems or dizziness
Double or blurry vision
Sensitivity to light or noise
Feeling sluggish, hazy, foggy, or groggy
Reading problems
It is important to get a complete vision evaluation by a Neuro-Optometrist to check for visual components as there are several treatment options. Correcting refractive errors, therapeutic tints, prisms, binasal occlusions, optometric vision rehabilitation.
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