Patients who have recently suffered from stroke will often tell their Physicians that they’re having difficulty seeing out of one eye. Although certain conditions may mimic this sensation, visual problems that occur after a stroke aren’t typically a result of damage to your eyes at all. More likely than not, the loss of vision is due...
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After suffering from a stroke your vision can often slip to the back burner as your survival becomes your top priority. The fact of the matter is that your vision disorders have a significant knock on effect to other activities of daily living. For this reason, rehabilitation at the appropriate time can be imperative to...
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In the days, weeks, and even months following a stroke or traumatic brain injury, you will likely hear nurses and doctors using language and terminology that you are completely unfamiliar with. Not only are you trying to focus on healing and learning to adjust to any number of side effects from this traumatic event, but...
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Stroke victims often sustain severe and even life-threatening injuries that require the immediate attention of medical professionals. Because of this, visual field deficits after stroke or brain injury can be overlooked early on while these more acute injuries are treated. Even if a patient does not perceive any problems with his or her vision, deficiencies...
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The road to recovery after a traumatic brain injury is often long and sometimes difficult. The process may be physically and emotionally draining for both victim and family alike. Gaining a good understanding of the recovery process and doing the most you can early on will set you and your loved ones up for success...
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Visual field deficits caused by neurological injuries can result in a debilitating loss of confidence and can cause significant isolation. VRT has helped thousands of stroke and brain injury survivors improve their vision and quality of life through daily non-invasive light stimulation that targets the transition zone between the patient’s seeing and non-seeing areas. To...
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Did you know that about 85% of stroke survivors are left unable to perform the most common activity our arms perform each and every day? Reaching to grasp objects. Partial paralysis of the arm, often times on one side, can greatly diminish a person’s independence. Earlier this month, Clinical Rehabilitation released new research on this very topic....
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The first step is often the hardest, but the following post has been crafted to make downloading and installing VRT simple and easy to understand. Follow the steps detailed below to ensure a smooth, hassle free start to your therapy sessions. To begin, login to the portal using your provided username and password. After login, you will be taken...
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The success of NovaVision’s Vision Restoration Therapy relies on more than the technology and the research supporting it, it relies on the patients’ use of the program and tools provided. Setting yourself up in a comfortable workspace and calibrating the tools when necessary is essential to the success of the program. How do you create the perfect...
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Getting set up to start your Vision Restoration Therapy (“VRT”) does not have to be hard. But to get the best possible results from your therapy program, proper preparation and calibration is necessary. This blog post will guide you through the process of setting up, downloading and getting started with our VRT in detail so...
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