Neuro-Optometry

The distance horizontal fusional facility test usefully assessed patients with acquired brain injuries and distinguished them from patients with concussion/mild traumatic brain injury, according to a study published in Journal of Optometry.

In this Healio video, Bisant A. Labib, OD, FAAO, Dipl(CEC), associate professor at Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University, discusses a symposium at Academy 2022 on the management of neuro-retinal diseases.

A substantial body of research exists on both disability and head injury, but few studies have been able to evaluate primary data on both conditions from a common broad population sample.

Early detection is critical for traumatic brain injury patients to have the best chance of a successful recovery.

A recent meta-analysis conducted by my colleagues and me at the University of Birmingham, England, shows that the risk for stroke is 86% higher in those who have suffered a traumatic brain injury, compared with people who have not had a TBI.

A moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury affects not only the patient but their caregiver, whose sleep, physical health, social relationships and mood can be negatively affected by the strains of caring for a brain-injured individual.

I like to say that my interest in dizziness started in a trash can.

As someone who spent more than 25 years working with veterans in the VA health care system, I saw many patients with traumatic brain injury and many with sleep apnea.

We often think of elite athletes as almost “superhuman” due to their fitness level, abilities and opportunities.

As a scientist, I evaluate the impact of behavioral interventions on stress and the brain. And as a long-time yoga instructor, I have a strong personal connection to the practices of yoga, mindfulness and meditation.