Visual impairments in the first year after traumatic brain injury

Background: This article reviews literature regarding individuals with traumatic brain injury who have vision related impairments up to one year, post-injury. Such impairments may impact rehabilitation of activities of daily living and mobility since vision is integral in much of what one does on a...

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Published in:Brain injury 2012-10, Vol.26 (11), p.1338-1359
Main Authors: Greenwald, Brian D., Kapoor, Neera, Singh, Adeepa D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
accommodative dysfunction
Activities of Daily Living
blurred vision
Brain Injuries - complications
Brain Injuries - rehabilitation
Disability Evaluation
Female
Humans
Injury Severity Score
light sensitivity
Male
Mass Screening
oculomotor dysfunction
photosensitivity
Time Factors
Traumatic brain injury
United States
Vision Disorders - etiology
Vision Disorders - rehabilitation
Vision Tests
visual deficits
visual field deficit
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Summary:Background: This article reviews literature regarding individuals with traumatic brain injury who have vision related impairments up to one year, post-injury. Such impairments may impact rehabilitation of activities of daily living and mobility since vision is integral in much of what one does on a daily basis. Methods: Search of Medline, Ovid, and PubMed was performed using terms including: traumatic brain injury, visual deficits after brain injury, vision and traumatic brain injury, and ADLs after brain injury. Results: Eighteen studies were analyzed and reviewed. A range of visual and visual-motor impairments are seen across the severity of traumatic brain injury. Visual impairment negatively impacts independence in mobility and activities of daily living. Common sensorimotor visual symptoms reported by those with traumatic brain injury include blurred vision, reading problems, double vision or eyestrain, dizziness or disequilibrium in visually-crowded environments, visual field defects, light sensitivity, and color blindness. Conclusions: This review should alert the reader to common visual complaints and defects seen after traumatic brain injury. It is important to screen persons who have suffered traumatic brain injury for sensorimotor vision deficits early on in recovery so that these issues may be addressed and recovery of function and independence in the community are not delayed.
ISSN:0269-9052
1362-301X
DOI:10.3109/02699052.2012.706356