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...
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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...
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Traumatic brain injury, commonly referred to as TBI, refers to damage or destruction of brain tissue due to a blow or other injury to the head. These types of injuries are a major cause of death and disability among Americans, contributing to about 30% of all injury deaths.1 In fact, approximately 1.7 million people suffer from...
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Understanding_AFib_Blog_Featured_Image.png Atrial fibrillation also known as AFib is a heart condition that is often discussed within the stroke community. Your cardiovascular health has a direct impact on the chances of having a stroke, but the risk is greater in people with AFib. In fact you are five times more likely to have a stroke if you have...
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Throughout his career, Dr. Roman Moncada has served as the chief of staff for many hospitals, but his primary role was always serving as a consultant to the other Physicians in the field of infectious diseases. He had always believed himself to be in good health until one day, watching TV, Roman realized he suddenly...
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You may have seen our previous blogs highlighting important facts about stroke and vision loss but weren’t sure if this information had a place in your local support group. Vision loss as a result of stroke or other brain injury has been a largely unaddressed issue, with patients often returning home without diagnosis or help. The topic...
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