Concussion Management with Vision
Dr Lee recently completed the online course Concussion: prevention, detection and management (a collaboration between University of Calgary Faculty of Kinesiology and Université Laval Faculty of Medicine).
Concussion is such a complex injury and the recommendations and guidelines for best practice are still changing. There is so much to learn about how to address each patient’s individual needs.
Recommendation for Optometric Evaluation After Brain Injury
The Neuro Optometric Rehabilitation Association and The College of Optometrists in Vision Development have issued a joint call-to-action to all healthcare professionals to consider the need for medical and/or functional optometric rehabilitation services for patients who have suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury, such as a concussion, or due to a medical condition such as stroke, tumor, aneurysm, meningitis and cerebral palsy, or other neurological insults.
Click this link to read the full recommendation:
Concussion Recovery Delayed in Children
Concussion symptoms can last for days to months but a new review published in the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association finds that younger children often suffer significantly longer than teens or adults.
Researchers found that while concussion symptoms, like headache and dizziness, may last on average about a week in adults, for children younger than 13, that recovery time is closer to four weeks … three times longer. Children with ADHD, depression and anxiety may also experience more prolonged symptoms.
Watch more here: Review Says Children Suffer From Concussion Longer Than Adults