In the preceding article by Marnee Loftin, she gives a firsthand account of the effects of Traumatic Brain Injury and talks about the problems she experienced in her vision, cognitive and emotional functioning. I thought that it would be good to share some more information about the visual issues related to TBI with you.
Sensory problems are common after traumatic brain injury.
Over half of the children who have experienced brain injury have vision problems, such as blurred or double vision and visual field defects. Binocular vision is what allows us to blend the two images seen by each of the eyes into only one perceived image. Long-term difficulties with binocular vision are common. When these conditions are present from birth, the brain adapts by suppressing the vision in one eye. In post trauma vision syndrome the condition occurs abruptly.