Potential paradigm shift in the treatment of mild traumatic brain injury (concussion)-use of vision therapy to improve high level cognitive functions
In prior posts I have discussed the growing understanding in the scientific community that vision is often disrupted in subtle ways following a concussion (both the ability of the eyes to track and higher level visual processing). I noted that the introduction to a recent issue of the respected journal NeuroRehabilitation was devoted entirely to vision disturbance following TBI.
A new study just published in the journal Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience has produced evidence that a particular vision training exercise – movement figure-ground discrimination – may be very effective in improving high-level cognitive functions such as focusing and switching attention, working memory, processing speed and reading. “Dynamic cognitive remediation for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) significantly improves attention, working memory, processing speed, and reading speed.” Read More