Visual impairment and dysfunction in combat-injured servicemembers with traumatic brain injury

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 817-825

  Brahm, Karen D ^a   Wilgenburg, Heidi M ^a   Kirby, Jennine ^a   Ingalla, Shanida ^a   Chang, Chea Yo ^a   Goodrich, Gregory L ^a  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Binocular vision; Blast injuries; Traumatic brain injury; Vision disorders; Vision screening

Indexed keywords

ACUITY LOSS; BLAST INJURIES; COMBAT TROOPS; HEALTH-CARE SYSTEM; LIGHT PERCEPTION; MECHANISM OF INJURY; MILITARY PERSONNELS; POLYTRAUMA; RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VISION DISORDERS; VISION SCREENING; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD DEFECTS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

BINOCULAR VISION; BINOCULARS; BRAIN; DEFECTS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RISKS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; PATIENT REHABILITATION;

RISK PERCEPTION;

ACCOMMODATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; BINOCULAR CONVERGENCE; BLAST INJURY; EYE MOVEMENT DISORDER; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOLDIER; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ACCOMMODATION, OCULAR; ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; BLAST INJURIES; BRAIN INJURIES; CONVERGENCE, OCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INPATIENTS; IRAQ; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OCULOMOTOR MUSCLES; OUTPATIENTS; REHABILITATION CENTERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA CENTERS; VISION DISORDERS; VISION, LOW; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELDS; WAR; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 67651012606     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e3181adff2d     Document Type: Article

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