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...
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...
Whiplash, Traumatic Brain Injury, and the Eyes
Whiplash is the term most frequently associated with automobile accidents. We hear the word all the time, is it a real thing? People who are injured often use this word to describe their personal experience of a collision. An individual describes the head jerking...
Airbags and the Eye
This blog has covered many topics related to traumatic brain injury (TBI) and vision. So this is an interesting look at how TBI prevention can actually place the eye at risk. Everyone knows airbags were developed mostly to prevent drivers and passengers from striking...
Floaters and Traumatic Brain Injury
In previous blogs, I have generally covered visual problems secondary to head injuries that are related to the brain. Obviously, there are vision problems related to direct trauma to the eye, but that has not really been the purpose of my blog. These direct eye...
Light Sensitivity and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Approximately 50 % of chronic traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients experience increased sensitivity to light. It can be life altering but they are rarely questioned about such complaints and usually nothing is done. As discussed in previous blogs, automobile...
