title: The primary care optometric evaluation of the traumatic brain injury patient.
abstract: Traumatic brain injury can cause an assortment of visual problems for the patient. These problems, unless resolved, can hinder a patient's rehabilitative progress. This article discusses the characteristic visual deficits found after traumatic brain injury. It also explains how minor modifications made to a routine comprehensive optometric examination can tailor an examination to the head trauma patient.
authors.affiliation: Optometry Service, Northport VA Medical Center, NY 11768.
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Falk
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Aksionoff
mesh_terms: D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000150:complications; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D009907:Optometry; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014787:Vision Tests