Acquired Brain Injury can come in many forms. Below are some common diagnoses:

• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Mild Acquired Brain Injury
• Mild Closed Head Injury
• Post-Concussive Syndrome
• Cervical Trauma Syndrome
• Post Traumatic Vision Syndrome
• Stroke
• Cerebral Palsy
• Cerebral Vascular Accident

Essentially, Acquired Brain Injury is an insult to the brain. It may result from a blow to the head, stroke or neurological dysfunction. This may produce a diminished or altered state of consciousness and may result in impairment of cognitive abilities, sensory processing and/or physical function. Impairments may be mild or severe; most are responsive to rehabilitation. Specific effects can be:

• Disturbance of behavioral or emotional functioning
• Partial or total functional disability
• Physiological maladjustment
• Visual dysfunction

Often, a visual problem resulting from Acquired Brain Injury is overlooked during initial treatment of the injury. Frequently these problems are hidden and neglected, lengthening and impairing rehabilitation.

Since there is a close relationship between vision and the brain, acquired Brain Injury may disrupt the visual process, interfering with the flow and processing of information. The result is a vision problem:

• Blurred vision
• Sensitivity to light
• Reading difficulties; words appear to move
• Comprehension difficulty
• Attention and concentration difficulty
• Memory difficulty
• Double vision
• Aching eyes
• Headaches with visual tasks
• Loss of visual field