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Vergence dysfunction in mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI): a review
Author(s) -
Thiagarajan Preethi,
Ciuffreda Kenneth J,
Ludlam Diana P
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
ophthalmic and physiological optics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.147
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1475-1313
pISSN - 0275-5408
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2011.00831.x
Subject(s) - vergence (optics) , traumatic brain injury , percept , eye movement , psychology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , binocular vision , neuroscience , medicine , psychiatry , computer science , artificial intelligence , perception
Citation information: Thiagarajan P, Ciuffreda KJ & Ludlam DP. Vergence dysfunction in mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI): a review. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt 2011, 31 , 456–468. doi: 10.1111/j.1475‐1313.2011.00831.x Abstract Vergence eye movements are used to track objects that move in depth in one’s binocular visual field to attain and maintain a fused and single percept. The mechanism and control of vergence eye movements involves complex neurological processes that may be compromised in individuals with traumatic brain injury, thus frequently resulting in a wide range of vergence dysfunctions and related near‐work symptoms, such as oculomotor‐based reading problems. This paper presents a review of the vergence system and its anomalies in mild traumatic brain injury, as well as their diagnostic and therapeutic clinical ramifications. Implications related to brain imaging and human neuroplasticity are also considered.