Vision and Near Rehab Flashcards
What are the 3 categories in the process of vision?
1) Vision acuity and field
2) Vision motor ability
3) Visual perception
For stroke patients, what things would we expect to see?
Oculomotor impairment
VF disorders
Neglect/ inattention
What vision aspects have to do with Extra-ocular motility?
Fixation
Smooth pursuits
Saccade
True or false:
Proper body alignment and body mechanics are needed for functional activities and mobility
True
What kind of disability can affects peripheral vision loss?
Hearing loss
What are the 4 components to balance?
Brain
Vision
Vestibular
Proprioception
Vision/ vestibular connection involves…
1) Cervico-ocular reflex- body in relation to head
2) Vestibule-ocular reflex - head in space
3) Oculomotor control- eyes in relation to head
What is the dominant sense for upright postural control?
Somatosensation
In dark environments, what gets unweighted, what gets down weighted?
Somatosensory and vestibular information gets unweighted.
Vision gets downweighted.
What part of the brain is affected if patients have visual-spatial neglect?
Postcentral Gyrus
Superior Lobule
Inferior lobule
What is the most common neglect?
Left side neglect, due to damage on right side posterior parietal damage
What devices can be used to see if patient has brain injury?
RightEYE
Oculogica Eyebox
SyncThink Eye-Sync
King Devick
DEM
NSUCO
Visual field loss deficit will cause patient to what?
posture toward field of loss
Visuo-spatial neglect deficit will cause the patient to do what?
Turn away from affected field
Inferior visual field cut will cause patient to do what?
Lean forward
