The differential diagnosis of perceptual deficits in traumatic brain injury patients

This article describes a perceptual testing battery useful in the evaluation of the traumatic-brain-injury patient. Areas of visual perceptual deficits significant in this population are discussed. Key tests, familiar to optometrists, are indicated for the evaluation of these areas. A differential diagnosis based on the results of these tests can be made. This allows for an effective visual rehabilitation program to be developed for these patients.