Visual problems following a brain injury or neurological condition
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 พ.ค. 2024
- Christchurch Group Physiotherapist, Sarah Cameron, explains how individuals with neurological difficulties following acquired and traumatic brain injury, progressive neurological conditions and stroke can suffer from vision problems. These visual problems can include ocular motor control, muscular control, visual field loss and abnormalities, visual perception loss, hemianopia, and homonymous hemianopia.
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Oculomotor Control - apparently that is the condition I suffer from! -I'm 59 next week which I'm fortunate to say, as almost killed myself when I fell from a tall ladder at home, a little over a year ago, suffering a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) as well as closed fractures of the skull, shoulder blade and several ribs, and some brain bleeding and a punctured lung. But I was found, sent to a good Trauma Center Hospital for maybe 10 days, then to a Rehab. Hospital for about 40 days, before being allowed to go home. (And outpatient rehab tests at my local hospital). Of course, someone from my family was visiting me everyday in the hospitals, but I recovered so well that I was able to live alone, once home. In the Rehab Hospital, I excelled at most things, (frustrating for me, as being a head injury patient, they tested me on the same things, over and over), but I did have poor balance for months, as well as slight double vision under certain conditions, so had to be re-taught how to stand, walk, go up and down stairs safely, and rode the bicycle machine. Once home I immediately got on a real bicycle, which I could soon ride fine, as long as I didn't go the same speeds or try the same moves I could do before the TBI. Balancing a bike seemed like a new skill! I had to improve my ... self awareness, I think is the word. (I am sometimes still unable to immediately think of a word at times). It was Winter, so I took Uber rides, when it was cold, courtesy of 1 of my sisters. Anyway, after 6 months had passed since my accident day and seizure-like activity, and I had been tested by the Ophthalmologist and Neurologist, I could then take a driving test, to finally resume driving! - The only 2, very minor remaining deficits 1 year after the accident, are: 1) A numb place on my temple, that when touched, also feels like I'm touching my eye! and 2) Slight double vision sometimes, depending on the shape of the object I'm looking at, it's color, movement, and other factors like the type and amount of light in the room. It seems 1 eye is not always pointed exactly at the same spot as the other? It's pretty well corrected w/ prism glasses, except for very close eyesight, where it's better w/ no glasses. In fact, I have trouble even defining my sight deficiencies, because the double vision issue is often so slight and/or not readily apparent. So, yes, your brain does have a lot to do w/ your sight, and on the SHORT ladders I'm still allowed on (lol), I wear a bicycle helmet to protect my brain, and thus sight, as everyone should when getting on a ladder!
I had a ABI due to brain abcesses, Hynonomous Hemianopsia..and spatial defeceits. I manage but I feel a prisoner in ways, limited in my ability to see family, friends and explore the world at large. Love you all
WoW I have worked as a manager of a NVS for several years and your video is excellent. I will recommend it as a training video for new clinicians. Thank you 😁
i just had brain tumur surgery and this video has giving me more info than my Drs.
Hi how are you now please reply me
I lost my sight after a brain surgery I had 6 years ago.
I was already visually impaired and was losing what sight I had left before then, but surgery made me lose it within several hours.
I went to sleep on the operating table seeing, mostly light and shadows. And when I woke up, I couldn't see any more.
And the strange thing was, I didn't overreact like I thought I would've. I had all kinds of crazy sinarios in my head before I went through with surgery, how I'd wake up and react.
For a long time, I thought I could still see. Since the brain was trying to send a signal from the eyes which were okay, to the brain. But all I kept seeing, was a phantom light. It was so confusing for a long time that my brain would still think that I'm seeing something, when there is no way that I could with the occipital lobe, temporal lobe and parietal lobe on the right side being gone. But I guess people who lose their sight traumatically go through this. Anyway, I'm at least glad that I know how to cook and clean still and can do most things without sight. The only thing I still struggle with, is traveling outside, but I'm working on that.
I developed vertigo and balance issues, so that just made things harder. But I refuse to give up on myself, and just want my life to keep getting better as time goes on. That loss of sight can't be the end of the world, even with only half a brain in my head now.
Wow! Your like like inspirational & amazing!!
Angela Latessa 👍🏾 be strong , well done
Angela, My mother just lost her sight due to a stroke and I am struggling to find answers. You are an inspiration, and may GOD BLESS YOU!!
@@juliep.3050 I had found out in the last year or so, I still have a tiny bit of light perception left. I have a lot of build up in my eyes from cataracts that were never removed or worked on in years. I thought after the surgery I shouldn't really worry since I had lost so much sight, but now I am going to try to have eye surgery done to see if anything, I can get some sight back. The doctors I had seen before told me my light perception might just get better, but I figure that's better than nothing at this point. I'm not even sure if I'm able to be operated on or not since my eyes are undersized anyway, but I'm going to try.
I have also applied for a multitask trained service dog to help me with my balance problems, as well as to guide me around. I had worked with other dogs from The Seeing Eye in New Jersey who are trained to guide, but they don't work with people who have brain injuries. I had tried a couple of other schools, but they mainly work with blinded Veterans. My boyfriend found a school that works with people who have neurological and physical disabilities. So even though we have to pay half of the cost for the dog, we have fundraised and have raised almost $10,000 so far. So it will be very worth it when I meet the dog next year for the first time.
It seems that medical professionals don't really understand brain injury and blindness, and it is just now being understood by researchers and scientists on how best we can get help to live our lives as independently as possible with our limitations. I would urge you to try to get help for your Mom in occupational therapy or physical therapy. See if anyone knows of a place for the blind, that may have someone qualified enough in the brain, even though I know that will be hard to find. Even if she doesn't get all of the help she needs, if she can get something, it's much betteer than nothing. Too bad you aren't in Ohio, I'd help you out as much as I could. Look into the brain injury association of America. They may be able to guide you in some sort of direction. Do not ever give up hope.
@@juliep.3050 I went to Texas to a brain injury rehab center in 2016. Unfortunately they went bankrupt and aren't in business anymore. But, I did learn some things there, and had therapy every day for a week. It was very expensive to go and stay and incredibly exhausting. I guess since when the brain is injured from stroke, TBI, however, it has to work much harder and fatigue can set in. Like I said doctors don't really understand how to help those of us who are blind and brain injured. I had to go for balance and physical therapy to help me with my vertigo and nothing helped. Probably because my inner ears are okay supposedly.
The bacterial meningitis I found out about later on, didn't help matters. That's probably why I'm as bad off as I am now in some ways. And in others, I consider myself lucky to be alive, because no one told us about the meningitis in the first place. I'm just glad it was treated.
I'm sorry I didn't see this until today. I'm much more active on facebook than youtube.
I had a stroke having problems processing info when driving and small print left eye is not stabilize and jiggles
Thank you.
I was told when I cracked my skull that the damage to my brainstem was the cause for me having zero left peripheral vision in both eyes. Lately I have been noticing a whooshing sound when I move my eyes around, like a whoo whoo whoo whoo whoo whoo whoo in quick succession. I have a guessing 20/20 vision in both eyes and for example if I look at a pink shirt I see a pinkish hue on my far left peripheral area.
Aint no way we have test questions on this video for our tomorrows midterm.🤬🤬🤬🤬
My vision has been screwed ever since I had yet another stroke.
I got glasses a few years ago(since) but my vision is now worse.
Great info! Thanks
Who would I go see to determine what kind of ‘neurological event’ would have caused this. My story is way too long to post here but basically I started having eye issues and I saw a neurologist who did some scans and determined nothing major is wrong with me neurologically but I saw an optometrist who found I had a muscular imbalance in the eyes and I worked with a neuromuscular trainer who did some tests on me and found that i had visual neglect in my left peripheral vision which he believes has caused the many years of pain I’ve been dealing with due to muscular imbalances throughout my whole body (basically my hips, shoulders and neck were twisted and I was heavily right side dominant and could never for the life of me get out of that ‘pattern’). Once I started wearing glasses and becoming aware of my left peripheral vision neglect, I became stable and grounded and had a better sense of the mind-muscle connection thus allowing me to do exercises and get out of the pattern i was stuck in.
Anyway, I need to find out what caused all of this in the first place and I don’t know where to go.
The glasses helped an astigmatism and that’s helped some but i didn’t have this problem my whole life. The eyes came out of nowhere but I’ve had neuromuscular issues for over a decade
I can see only when i put very close to my eye
I consulted doctor but they are saying there is no treatment beaches of nerve related issue
We’re are you I’m having problems in finding someone to help. When o had injury on occipital lobe
I'm sorry. I don't chek youtube that much. I'm in Ohio. I had to actually fight for myself a lot since doctors don't really know how to help. They actually thought I was a danger to myself since my surgery.
I had recently found out from my boyfriend that I still have a tiny bit of light perception left. We have this really bright flash light, and we used it just to see if I could still see the light from it.
I didn't notice the light perception much before because I have cataracts in my eyes. I guess a long time ago I never really paid much attention. I had to just learn how to keep living my life to the fullest, even if it's different than before.
I'm going to try to have eye surgery done if they will operate on me. I'll find out in September when I see my retina specialist.
I'm on facebook if you ever need to reach out.
Hi This is Raju from India, I want to share my problem i.e. My wife met with an accident and got Head injury 4 months ago I admitted her in Apollo jublihills Hyderabad there the doctors done head surgery to her after a month they discharged her. But due to head injury at Occipitol lobe she loss her vision, I roamed much places and consulted more doctors but they said we dont know further treatment. I want her to become normal person , So please do needful
I see everything bigger than before with skull fracture
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