Neuro Optometric Evaluation and Visual Rehabilitation for Enhanced Vision

Key Components of a Neuro Optometric Evaluation

Your comprehensive evaluation involves several important components, each designed to reveal different aspects of the complex visual system.

• Assessment of Binocular Vision: This handles the way your two eyes work together. Our eye doctors evaluate whether the eyes are aligned properly, how they focus in tandem, and if issues like strabismus or binocular dysfunction are present.
• Examination of Eye Movements: Evaluation of ocular motor function helps reveal difficulties in tracking moving objects, shifting focus or scanning the environment, which can be affected by neurological events.
• Testing Visual Acuity and Peripheral Vision: While a standard vision exam measures clarity at specific distances, our evaluation also assesses how well your eyes capture a broader field of vision. This is essential in determining if there are subtle deficits that affect your daily activities.
• Focusing and Accommodation Analysis: The natural ability of your eyes to focus on objects at varying distances may be compromised after a neurological event. Our evaluation checks for issues related to accommodative dysfunction, where the eyes struggle to adjust focus quickly or efficiently.
• Visual Processing and Perceptual Skills: Beyond simple acuity, we examine how your brain processes and interprets visual data. Difficulties in visual memory, spatial orientation, and depth perception are all part of the comprehensive assessment.

Common Conditions Addressed in a Neuro Optometric Evaluation

The range of conditions that our evaluation can pinpoint relates closely to disruptions in the visual system caused by neurological conditions. Here are some of the common issues identified:

• Accommodative Dysfunction: When the eye’s system for focusing becomes inefficient, it results in symptoms such as blurred vision, eye strain, headaches, and reduced focus. This is particularly common after moderate head trauma.
• Binocular Vision Dysfunction/Strabismus: Problems with how the two eyes coordinate can lead to crossed eyes or difficulties in maintaining a singular, combined image, causing significant visual discomfort.
• Convergence Insufficiency: This condition is marked by the inability to maintain focus on a near object, leading to symptoms like double vision, headaches, and excessive eye fatigue during close work.
• Cranial Nerve Palsy Involving the Eyes: In these cases, weakened or partially paralyzed eye muscles can affect eye movements, leading to persistent double vision or drooping eyelids.
• Nystagmus: Uncontrolled eye movements, or nystagmus, result in decreased visual acuity and depth perception, and may impact balance and spatial orientation.
• Ocular Motor Dysfunction: When smooth tracking is impaired, reading difficulties and issues with eye-hand coordination can occur. This often manifests as an inability to track moving objects seamlessly.
• Post Traumatic Vision Syndrome (PTVS): Visual symptoms following a traumatic brain injury, such as images moving when they should be stationary or intermittent blurring, constitute this syndrome. Without proper evaluation and rehabilitation, these symptoms can persist long-term.
• Spatial Disorientation: This involves difficulties in accurately perceiving where your body is in space. Conditions like Visual Midline Shift Syndrome, often seen after a stroke, or visual neglect can significantly impact balance and overall spatial awareness.

Neuro Optometric Evaluation and Visual Rehabilitation for Enhanced Vision

Schedule your neuro optometric evaluation today to start your journey toward improved vision and quality of life.