The Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association International is an interdisciplinary group of professionals dedicated to providing patients who have physical or cognitive disabilities as a result of an acquired brain injury with a complete ocular health evaluation and optimum visual rehabilitation education and services to improve their quality of life.
April 12, 2019
by Patrick Quaid, MCOptom, FCOVD, PhD I believe that the difference between a good health care practitioner and an excellent one is that an excellent one knows when…
March 29, 2019
by Paul Hrkal, ND Concussion is typically managed by a family doctor who recommends rest and limited screen time for a few days. If symptoms don’t resolve, the…
March 1, 2019
by Charles Shidlofsky, OD, FCOVD We are fortunate that new technology is lowering the barriers to testing and treating patients with brain injuries and other visual…
February 15, 2019
by Cathy Stern, OD, FCSO, FCOVD, FNORA The field of neuro-optometric rehabilitation and vision therapy is rapidly expanding in response to new diagnostic technology…
February 1, 2019
by Amy Zellmer When I fell on an icy driveway 5 years ago, my head hit the concrete and I blacked out for a short time. When I was able to get up, I knew something…
January 18, 2019
by Jonathan Jenness, OD Every year, nearly 800,000 Americans suffer a stroke, according to the Internet Stroke Center. Strokes are a leading cause of death and…
January 4, 2019
by Alex Andrich, OD, FCOVD During periods of stress, the sympathetic nervous system automatically narrows the range of perceptual inputs to emphasize central vision. …
December 14, 2018
by Leonard J. Press, OD, FAAO, FCOVD In the 1960s and 1970s, the term “minimal brain dysfunction” was coined by psychiatrist Richard A. Gardner, MD, to…
November 30, 2018
by Tanya Polec, OD, FCOVD Visual symptoms from a concussion can vary considerably from one case to the next and be difficult to describe (Patients often say…