How Vision Therapy Can Help Brain Injury Recovery
Patients of all ages suffering from traumatic or non-traumatic brain injuries use vision therapy to retrain the brain and eyes to work in harmony. Thankfully, most injuries are amenable …
Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation
Neurological Causes of Double Vision
If experiencing persistent double vision, you may be dealing with a more serious health matter than temporary double vision. Learn which neurological conditions and injuries can affect visual health, …
Recovering from Head Trauma: Can Vision Therapy Help?
Traumatic brain injury often causes vision problems that are overlooked during the initial treatment. These vision issues are secondary to immediate concerns like internal bleeding, brain impairment, and nerve …
What is Amblyopia?
Amblyopia is an ocular condition in which the brain favors one eye over the other, which can cause the unfavored eye to misalign and/or have best corrected reduced eyesight. …
Vision and Brain Injuries: What You Need to Know
How Do Brain Injuries Affect Vision? Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are those injuries caused by incidents in an uncontrolled environment that alter the ability of the brain to carry …
Does Neuroplasticity Change with Age?
Written by: Jessica Dziuba We have all heard the old adage “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks”, but in terms of neuroplasticity, you absolutely can! Traditionally, it …
5 Common Vision Therapy Myths & Facts
If you or your child is having significant vision problems, your doctor may refer you to a developmental optometrist, a healthcare professional who specializes in a variety of ocular …
Adult VT #8 – “The Grey Curtain”
By Erica O’Brien, O.D., F.C.O.V.D. Enhance Visual Field Awareness After a stroke or neurological trauma, peripheral vision can be lost. This can significantly impact mobility, driving, and reading. At …
Autism and Vision Problems, and How Vision Therapy Can Help
There’s no miracle cure for autism. It’s a truth that’s tough to accept, but it has led to the development of therapies that help treat the effects of autism …
Adult VT #7 – “Mobility and Driving”
By Erica O’Brien, O.D., F.C.O.V.D. Safety for Mobility and Driving Reduced depth perception, double vision, poor balance, and tracking issues can affect safety with mobility and driving. At OCVT …