Last week, Dr. Ho presented “Concussion for the Primary Care Optometrist” at her local optometric society meeting (http://www.midtnods.com). This continuing education seminar provided clinical pearls and signs of the types of vision problems that occur following a concussion.Concussions are considered mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) and are responsible for 7500 yearly ER visits in Tennessee… Continue reading Vision Problems in Concussion
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Visual Perception: The Visual Challenges of Reading – Part 2
Visual perception skills, such as spatial relations and figure-ground, are a necessary foundation for reading. On the most basic level, one must be able to differentiate words, letters, and punctuation marks. Developmental research has demonstrated that first grade students’ failures in visual perception directly affects their reading and writing skills. In contrast those with strong… Continue reading Visual Perception: The Visual Challenges of Reading – Part 2
The Visual Challenges of Reading – Part 1
Reading is an incredibly complex skill. Comprehension of written material is a result of coordinated eye movements, recognition of letter, numbers, or forms, and memory retrieval of existing facts, logic, vocabulary, and much more. Eye movements important for reading include: Fixation – The ability to keep the visual image still despite body and head movements. Our… Continue reading The Visual Challenges of Reading – Part 1