Journal article
Composition of a vision screen for servicemembers with traumatic brain injury: consensus using a modified nominal group technique
The American journal of occupational therapy, v 68(4), pp 422-429
01 Jul 2014
PMID: 25005505
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Abstract
Vision impairment is common in the first year after traumatic brain injury (TBI), including among service members whose brain injuries occurred during deployment in Iraq and Afghanistan. Occupational therapy practitioners provide routine vision screening to inform treatment planning and referral to vision specialists, but existing methods are lacking because many tests were developed for children and do not screen for vision dysfunction typical of TBI. An expert panel was charged with specifying the composition of a vision screening protocol for servicemembers with TBI. A modified nominal group technique fostered discussion and objective determinations of consensus. After considering 29 vision tests, the panel recommended a nine-test vision screening that examines functional performance, self-reported problems, far-near acuity, reading, accommodation, convergence, eye alignment and binocular vision, saccades, pursuits, and visual fields. Research is needed to develop reliable, valid, and clinically feasible vision screening protocols to identify TBI-related vision disorders in adults.
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- Title
- Composition of a vision screen for servicemembers with traumatic brain injury: consensus using a modified nominal group technique
- Creators
- Mary Vining RadomskiMarsha Finkelstein - Marsha Finkelstein, MS, is Senior Scientific Advisor, Courage Kenny Research Center, Minneapolis, MNImelda Llanos - James A. Haley Veterans' HospitalMitchell Scheiman - Salus UniversitySharon Gowdy Wagener - Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan
- Publication Details
- The American journal of occupational therapy, v 68(4), pp 422-429
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000339088800007
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84916625666
- Other Identifier
- 991021900190204721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Rehabilitation