REHAB SERVICES Q: What is Post Traumatic Vision Syndrome? A: Post Trauma Vision Syndrome (PTVS) is caused by damage to regions of the brain that are involved in various aspects of visual function after neurological insults such as traumatic brain injury, concussion (mild TBI), stroke, or mild head injuries that don't cause immediate or lasting symptoms. These events can disrupt the stored "programs" in our brains for how the visual system functions. This damage can occur on the axonal level, which is sometimes not even picked up on imaging. PTVS includes specific diagnoses like visual midline shift, oculomotor dysfunction, binocular dysfunction and more. Kayla Skersick, DPT PTVS may affect one or more specific areas of visual function, so your symptoms can vary. PTVS can affect one's ability to read, comprehend, and concentrate. It can also cause disorientation, fatigue, delayed visual memory, poor balance, dizziness/vertigo and headaches/migraines. Symptoms can show up at varying times after sustaining an injury. Physical Therapists often work closely with ophthalmologists, and neuro-optometrists to provide the best treatment for patients with various post traumatic vision syndromes. Vision therapy rehabilitates and re-trains the pathways in the brain responsible for how the eyes track, work together, and how the brain uses the visual information for depth/ space and vestibular integration. Vision rehab allows for the previous conditions to be addressed in ways that improve function and reduce symptoms. There is a wide variety of 'vision rehab' or 'vision therapy' offered depending on providers skill set in your geographical location. Treatment can include prescription of specialty lenses and/or application of prisms on lenses for improved performance in rehabilitation activities for balance, vertigo treatments, and reduced symptoms to improve daily functioning. If you are having these symptoms, a Physical Therapist trained in these visual rehab techniques can evaluate you and work with your eye care provider to treat you wholistically and get you back on track as soon as possible. Sanford Bemidji Rehab Services SANFORD" | 1300 Anne Street NW TM Bemidji, MN 56601 (218) 333-5898 www.bemidji.sanfordhealth.org Bemidji REHAB SERVICES Q: What is Post Traumatic Vision Syndrome? A: Post Trauma Vision Syndrome (PTVS) is caused by damage to regions of the brain that are involved in various aspects of visual function after neurological insults such as traumatic brain injury, concussion (mild TBI), stroke, or mild head injuries that don't cause immediate or lasting symptoms. These events can disrupt the stored "programs" in our brains for how the visual system functions. This damage can occur on the axonal level, which is sometimes not even picked up on imaging. PTVS includes specific diagnoses like visual midline shift, oculomotor dysfunction, binocular dysfunction and more. Kayla Skersick, DPT PTVS may affect one or more specific areas of visual function, so your symptoms can vary. PTVS can affect one's ability to read, comprehend, and concentrate. It can also cause disorientation, fatigue, delayed visual memory, poor balance, dizziness/vertigo and headaches/migraines. Symptoms can show up at varying times after sustaining an injury. Physical Therapists often work closely with ophthalmologists, and neuro-optometrists to provide the best treatment for patients with various post traumatic vision syndromes. Vision therapy rehabilitates and re-trains the pathways in the brain responsible for how the eyes track, work together, and how the brain uses the visual information for depth/ space and vestibular integration. Vision rehab allows for the previous conditions to be addressed in ways that improve function and reduce symptoms. There is a wide variety of 'vision rehab' or 'vision therapy' offered depending on providers skill set in your geographical location. Treatment can include prescription of specialty lenses and/or application of prisms on lenses for improved performance in rehabilitation activities for balance, vertigo treatments, and reduced symptoms to improve daily functioning. If you are having these symptoms, a Physical Therapist trained in these visual rehab techniques can evaluate you and work with your eye care provider to treat you wholistically and get you back on track as soon as possible. Sanford Bemidji Rehab Services SANFORD" | 1300 Anne Street NW TM Bemidji, MN 56601 (218) 333-5898 www.bemidji.sanfordhealth.org Bemidji