The parietal lobes of the brain lie just behind the frontal lobes and in front of the occipital lobes (the vision centers of the brain). The parietal lobes can frequently be injured in head trauma and the function of the parietal lobes has been extensively studied....
Traumatic Brain Injury and The Ruptured Globe
The vast majority of the information presented in this blog describes head injury and concussion's impact on visual function. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can disturb eyesight independent of damage to the eyeball. The close connection between the eye and brain has...
Angle Recession Glaucoma and Eye Trauma
This blog most frequently concentrates on subjects that directly link the eye and the brain. However, head and facial trauma can involve direct injury to the eye. Automobile accidents can cause direct trauma to the face. In particular, airbag deployment can prevent...
Brain Injury Vision Symptom Survey (BIVSS) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
So what if I told you a one-page, 28-item questionnaire which takes a patient 30 seconds to one minute to check off could help make the diagnosis of traumatic brain injury (TBI)? And what if I told you a score of 31 or greater indicates a significant visual...
Glasgow Coma scale and TBI
The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) was created in 1974 by academics Bryan Jennet and Graham Teasdale to evaluate coma and impaired consciousness in an emergency setting. The scale employs three clinical findings: eye response, motor (muscle) response and verbal response....
The Effects of Traumatic Brain Injury On A Cellular Level
This blog has concentrated on the impact of traumatic brain injury (TBI) on the neurologic and visual function of the person as a whole. But much is going on in the human brain and eyes on the much smaller cellular level. Cells are the essential building blocks of all...
Seniors, Vision, and Traumatic Brain Injury
According to the World Health Organization, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) will be ranked as a major cause of death and disability in the world. In the USA, 155,000 seniors will suffer TBIs and probably many more, unrecognized mild TBIs. So why talk about seniors (or...
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Children
This week the The Center for Disease Control (CDC) released a detailed report to Congress describing the effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) on children. This blog has been committed to providing the latest news on a very hot topic. The public is paying attention,...
Blood Test for Traumatic Brain Injury Gets FDA Approval
CBS news reported this week (2/15/18)- "The first blood test to help doctors diagnose traumatic brain injury gets FDA approval." One purpose of this blog is to keep the public aware of the rapidly changing field of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). It seems as though...
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Virtual Reality
So, here is a new subject that hints at hope for traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients. I have previously discussed the role of vision therapy in helping head injury patients, especially those who are having difficulty reading.Vision therapy is a set of vision...