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Study supports vision providers’ role in post-concussion assessment
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Comprehensive vision assessment should be considered in children with concussion reporting academic difficulty and in the development of return-to-learn protocols, according to researchers in Optometry & Vision Science.
Data were obtained from the Children’s of Alabama Concussion Clinic REDCap dataset; from this dataset of 1,033 concussion events, a cohort of 276 children from 5 to 18 years old with three or more concussive-related symptoms present for 10 days or more was identified.
Mean age was 13.8 years, and median time since the concussive events was 21 days.
Academic difficulty was reported by 29% of children and vision abnormalities by 46%.
Researchers found that after model reduction, vision symptoms, hearing disturbance and concentration difficulty remained associated with academic difficulty.
“No vision specialists, neither optometrists nor ophthalmologists, are listed among the medical specialists who may be involved in return-to-learn decisions,” the researchers wrote.
The researchers support vision care providers taking a greater role in the assessment of return-to-lean readiness and rehabilitative needs of children with concussion. –by Abigail Sutton
Disclosure: The researchers reported no relevant financial disclosures.
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