Management and Treatment Modalities in Traumatic Brain Injury

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a very broad diagnosis. Some TBI patients have minimal complaints for a short period of time. Other TBI patients suffer from drastic life-altering, permanent brain damage. One particularly troubling class of TBI patients arises from people who experience one or more concussions in their youth. Later, as adults, the TBI manifests as multiple learning difficulties or even personality changes. As ophthalmic professionals, we are often the first to see potential TBI patients as they complain of visual disturbances. It is of utmost importance to find ways to help these people, but first we have to find the deficits. This paper will discuss some therapeutic measures given to TBI patients and the examinations that will provide vital information.