Low vision specialists can help individuals who have developed a visual impairment following a stroke. These doctors are trained to examine and manage the visual needs of people with decreased vision or visual field loss by providing devices and resources that promote independent living. It’s incred...
impairmentresponsepatientsstroke:A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Visual impairment following stroke: do stroke patients require vision assessment?" by Rowe et al., published in the previous issue.doi:10.1093/ageing/afp117F. O. Ijaola...
However, the relation of these eye conditions and hearing impairment remained, even after adjustment for age, although the adequacy of this age adjustment may be debatable. Our findings suggest that they are both likely markers of aging. Inasmuch as we found that the association was generally ...
Have symptoms ofretinal detachmentsuch asfloatersor flashes of light in your vision. You need immediate treatment to save vision in that eye. Feel like a dark curtain covers part of your side vision. Call right away to rule out other serious causes of this problem, likestroke. Become unusuall...
If strabismus happens to an adult, perhaps after a trauma to the head or after a stroke, the person is likely to experience double vision. Double vision occurs because the two eyes are looking at different images. In an infant or a child, the brain will not tolerate double images and wil...
(3-4-3-7): should indicate whether unaided vision is adequate; whether visual acuity meets the standards; whether colour vision meets the standards and whether the seafarer is fit for lookout duties or has any restrictions placed on their duties because of visual (or other forms of impairment...
Cerebral visual impairment (CVI) is a disorder caused by damage to the parts of the brain that process vision. It is most common in infants and young children but can continue into adulthood. A child with CVI has vision problems caused by their brain that are not attributable to an ...
Disparities in Access to, Use of, and Quality of Rehabilitation After Stroke in the United States: A Scoping Review To summarize current reports in the literature on disparities in rehabilitation after stroke; identify gaps in our understanding of rehabilitation disparit... Janet K. Freburger,...
Also, losing vision in one of your eyes can signal other problems, like suffering a stroke. When vision loss happens to only one eye, it could mean that the carotid artery is blocked. The carotid artery is the largest blood supplier to the eyes, and the buildup can cut off the blood ...
In fact, reaction time impairment is seen in patients with optic nerve damage not only near or inside the scotoma but also in the presumably intact sectors of the visual field,66 a phenomenon termed sightblindness.67 Therefore, more delayed reactions may be explained by recovering vision that ...