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Heteronymous Hemianopia: A Visual Field Condition Resulting From A Pituitary Tumor

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The pituitary gland is situated in the center of the brain, about 10 cm behind the nose, along a virtual line between the ears. In spite of its small size - about the size of a cherry-pit - it is very important. The pituitary gland is the superior ductless gland of the body and produces...

July 20, 2016

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We All Have It – The “Blind Spot”

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Blind areas in the eye can be the result of an eye disease, vision disorders or a visual field loss – the “blind spot” however is an absolutely normal phenomenon found in every human being. The picture below shows the visual impression of a healthy left eye – why is there a black circle...

July 13, 2016

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What Is Quadrantanopia?

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In the context of neurological visual field loss we very often hear about hemianopia, the loss of the right or left half of the visual field in both eyes. However, some patients with neurological visual field loss find the term “quadrantanopia” in their medical records. If “hemianopia” means that you cannot see in half of...

July 6, 2016

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Driving After A Stroke Or Other Brain Injury

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Are you allowed to drive a car when you have suffered a stroke, a traumatic brain injury other neurological disease? Can you drive a car with a visual field defect? A person who suffered a stroke or traumatic brain injury might have to face many impediments when he/she wants to drive a car again. Balance...

June 29, 2016

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How “True” Is Perception? Visual Illusions And Hallucination

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Our previous blog The Eyes - Our Window To The World discussed the structure of our eye and how it works. In this blog, we discuss how the brain, in processing the information the eye is seeing, sometimes “fools” us into perceiving things differently to reality. This is very normal in everyday life but can also manifest...

June 26, 2016

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Being Discharged After A Stroke Or Brain Injury? – 7 Questions To Ask

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Hospitals provide extensive resources and expertise that enable doctors to rapidly diagnose and treat a wide range of diseases. However, being admitted to a hospital after a stroke or brain injury can be frightening and stressful for the patient and their loved ones. Even though being discharged from the hospital can be relieving for...

June 22, 2016

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The Eyes – Our Window To The World

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We get most of the input from our surroundings through our eyes; they convey more input than any of our other senses. Every second the eyes absorb 10 million pieces of information and pass it on to the brain. Our vision adapts to different light conditions at cyber speed, refocuses within fractions of a second...

June 8, 2016

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Patient Spotlight- Wilfried H.

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Once in a while we like to share our patient’s real life stories like Carole’s or Annette’s, today we would like to share a patient testimonial we received from our office in Germany. Wilfried’s testimonial resonates with other patients that have told us of their skepticism before commencing NeuroEyeCoach or VRT, we hope that his story will encourage you to evaluate these...

June 1, 2016

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The Crucial Difference Between Vision Restoration Therapy And The Online Vision Test

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And why it’s so important to understand the distinction. If you or a loved one has looked into our therapies in the past, you may have seen the opportunity to take our Online Visual Field Screening Test. For those of you who aren’t familiar with this test, you can read some of our previous...

May 29, 2016

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How To Determine If Your Patients Are Good Candidates For VRT

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NovaVision's Vision Restoration Therapy (VRT) is designed to improve visual functions in patients with neurological visual field loss. The most common cause of neurological visual field loss is an ischemic stroke, in particular a stroke affecting the posterior cerebral artery (PCA), or a brain hemorrhage (hemorrhagic stroke). However, even physicians are often not fully aware...

May 25, 2016

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Heteronymous Hemianopia: A Visual Field Condition Resulting From A Pituitary Tumor

We All Have It – The “Blind Spot”

What Is Quadrantanopia?

Driving After A Stroke Or Other Brain Injury

How “True” Is Perception? Visual Illusions And Hallucination

Being Discharged After A Stroke Or Brain Injury? – 7 Questions To Ask

The Eyes – Our Window To The World

Patient Spotlight- Wilfried H.

The Crucial Difference Between Vision Restoration Therapy And The Online Vision Test

How To Determine If Your Patients Are Good Candidates For VRT

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