Brain Injuries

Whether you fell off of a bicycle, were in a car accident, or suffered a stroke, any injury to the head and brain can lead to a range of vision problems.

Because every part of the brain is involved in vision in some way, a brain injury of any severity can create a wealth of problems.

When the vision problems are severe, they are obvious: the individual will complain of doubled vision or words moving on the page.

​​​​​​​When the problems are subtle is where the challenge lies; there can be a variety of symptoms that might not seem to be associated with one's vision, such as experiencing headaches, dizziness or nausea, motion sickness or even difficulty with balance or movement.

• Blurred vision, especially when reading

• Headaches

• Double vision

• Pain in one eye or both eyes

• Poor reading comprehension, poor memory of what was read

• Sensitivity to light

• Loses place when reading

• Anxiety with visual tasks

• Poor eye-hand coordination, misses when reaching and grasping

• Balance and movement difficulties, such as drifting when walking, stumbling, or falling

• Driving difficulties such as trouble with staying in your lane, multitasking, knowing where you're going spatially, sensitivity to the motion of cars around you

After experiencing a concussion or a head injury, you need to be thoroughly evaluated. These evaluations can be 60-90 minutes in length, and after this evaluation, Dr. Chelette will develop a vision rehabilitation plan. It is vital to the rehabilitation process that any issues get treated as soon as possible, otherwise the overall recovery process will be significantly delayed.