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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Green, Wesley
• Ciuffreda, Kenneth J
• Thiagarajan, Preethi
• Szymanowicz, Dora
• Ludlam, Diana P
• Kapoor, Neera

Titel

Accommodation in mild traumatic brain injury

Ist Teil von

• Journal of rehabilitation research and development, 2010-01, Vol.47 (3), p.183-199

Ort / Verlag

United States: Department of Veterans Affairs

Erscheinungsjahr

2010

Link zum Volltext

Quelle

Free E-Journal (出版社公開部分のみ）

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Accommodative dysfunction in individuals with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) can have a negative impact on quality of life, functional abilities, and rehabilitative progress. In this study, we used a range of dynamic and static objective laboratory and clinical measurements of accommodation to assess 12 adult patients (ages 18-40 years) with mTBI. The results were compared with either 10 control subjects with no visual impairment or normative literature values where available. Regarding the dynamic parameters, responses in those with mTBI were slowed and exhibited fatigue effects. With respect to static parameters, reduced accommodative amplitude and abnormal accommodative interactions were found in those with mTBI. These results provide further evidence for the substantial impact of mTBI on accommodative function. These findings suggest that a range of accommodative tests should be included in the comprehensive vision examination of individuals with mTBI.