I Can See Why I Came to NeuLife Rehab! Understanding Vision Issues that Can Accompany Traumatic Brain Injuries

I Can See Why I Came to NeuLife Rehab!

Understanding Vision Issues that Can Accompany Traumatic Brain Injuries

A variety of physical challenges can result from a catastrophic injury. Their type and  degree are determined, in part, by the location and the severity of the trauma. This is especially true with respect to traumatic brain injuries because  the brain controls all bodily and neurological functions.

Vision issues can be commonplace after a traumatic brain injury. Whether resulting from a catastrophic traumatic brain injury or a mild one, diminishment of vision can have a profound effect upon an individual’s independepence. At the very least, it implicates the individual’s ability to attend to his or her own activities of daily living. Once acute medical attention is rendered, a range of innovative post-acute rehabilitation will be needed. There is no better facility at which to obtain that post-acute rehabilitation than  NeuLife Rehab in Mount Dora, Florida.

While “vision” does equate with seeing objects, there is more to it than that. It also includes the element of how the brain interprets what is seen. Vision helps other systems of the body properly function, including cognitive function and ambulation. Therefore, when vision is impaired due to a traumatic mild or catastrophic brain injury or brain trauma, there can be a broad effect on wide-ranging elements of independence.

Again, depending upon location and severity, a traumatic brain injury can have an impact upon vision by damaging parts of the brain involved in visual processing and perception. These can include the cranial nerve, the optic nerve tract and the occipital lobe of the brain. The vision challenges that can result from a traumatic brain injury include:

• Blurred vision
• Diplopia (double vision)
• Decreased peripheral vision

Some of the practical, daily implications of vision problems caused by traumatic brain injuries are:

• An individual needs a longer time to focus on an object, either close or at a distance
• Printed numbers or letters may appear to be moving
• Difficulty in reading a computer monitor

• Pain or tearing in one or both eyes
• An increased incidence of headaches
• Difficulty in judging distance (depth perception)
• Posture disturbances
• Difficulty in engaging in recreational activities
• Diminished mental focus (visual attention)

That is where NeuLife Rehab comes in with its suite of innovative, clinically relevant post-acute rehabilitation.When an individual becomes a Client of NeuLife Rehab in Mount Dora, Florida, he or she undergoes an independent functional evaluation by a multidisciplinary team that may include:

• Board Certified Neurologist
• Board Certified Behavior Analyst
• Board Certified Physiatrist
• Neuropsychologist
• Psychologist
• Board Certified Psychiatrist
• Speech Language Pathologist/Cognitive Therapist
• Physical Therapist
• Occupational Therapist
• Nurses
• Certified Rehab Counselor

Based upon the evaluation, a Client Goal Plan is formulated. The Client Goal Plan is the basis for the regimen of clinically relevant services provided to our Client. It advances the goal of serving his or her long-term needs and ensuring independence to the fullest extent that his or her physical and mental abilities permit.

NeuLife Rehab consistently provides the highest standard of care in the delivery of clinically relevant services to achieve successful, sustained outcomes and exceeds the expectations of all persons served. Our philosophy of that healing, wellness and personal fulfillment are best accomplished in an uplifting therapeutic environment where caring staff encourage, assist and support each Client so he or she may achieve specific goals. NeuLife Rehab believes personal fulfillment is equally as important as goals to increase function and independence.

Proper and timely post-acute rehabilitation that may determine the difference between disability and independence is what NeuLife refers to as the “platinum post-acute period” —  the crucial window following acute care that is needed to nurture the whole person to health with specialized, clinically relevant services.

NeuLife’s philosophy is that healing, wellness and personal fulfillment are best achieved in a positive and uplifting therapeutic environment where caring staff encourages, assists and supports each client so he or she may achieve specific goals. NeuLife believes personal fulfillment is equally as important as goals to achieve function and independence.

NeuLife, in Mount Dora, Florida, is an accessible residential post-acute program providing specialized rehabilitation to individuals diagnosed with Traumatic Brain Injury
(TBI), Spinal Cord Injury (SCI), Amputations, Burns and other Catastrophic Injuries and Challenging Diagnoses.

2725 Robie Avenue

Mount Dora, Florida 32757