Visual Dysfunction and Brain Injury: Practical Assessment and Rehabilitation Strategies
Course Overview
Haere mai / Welcome to this two-day course designed for therapists working in neurological rehabilitation. This course is designed to increase awareness of the impact of brain injury on effective visual processing, review the level of incidence of visual impairments, increase knowledge of the functional implications, learn how to screen for visual dysfunction and incorporate concepts of vision therapy into rehabilitation programs
What you’ll learn:
How brain injury affects visual processing and function
How to screen for visual dysfunction and recognise common impairments
Practical strategies to incorporate vision therapy into rehabilitation programmes
How visual dysfunction interacts with other sensory and motor impairments
Guidelines for referral and collaboration with vision specialists
Topics covered include:
Review of the anatomy of vision and the mature visual processing system
Understanding normal vision
Damage to the eye, optic nerve and visual processing centres
Resulting impairments –review of the optometric model
Post-trauma vision syndrome and the effects of TBI on vision
Vestibular system and vision – bimodal functions and spatial processing
Stroke and Vision – diplopia, hemianopia and visual neglect
Visual efficiency disorders
Impact of impairments on function and rehabilitation programmes
Driving and hemianopia
Assessment- MDT roles and collaborating with optometry and ophthalmology
How to complete a screening assessment
Developing guidelines and pathways for MDT management of brain injury-related visual dysfunction. Safe practice techniques for allied health
Treatment- vision therapy and practical exercise integration. Assistive prescriptions and supporting technology
Included:
A detailed resource manual providing screening tools, treatment strategies, and practical guides to support your mahi (work) in neurorehabilitation.
