ARLINGTON, Va. (Army News Service, March 22, 2011) -- The U.S. Army, with the support of the Vision Center of Excellence, launched a new Army Traumatic Brain Injury Vision Rehabilitation Initiative in February.
While Traumatic Brain Injury, or TBI, is a significant injury of current military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, this new initiative is designed to ensure Soldiers with TBI-associated eye problems are diagnosed and referred, if needed, for comprehensive, functional eye examinations and rehabilitative care.
"In addition to headaches or general problems with comprehension, attention, concentration or memory, TBI patients commonly suffer functional vision difficulties including focusing problems, double vision, difficulty reading, sensitivity to light, aching eyes, or loss of visual field," said Maj. Jinjong Chung, who is leading the project for the Rehabilitation and Reintegration Division of the Office of the Army Surgeon General.
By Rob McIlvaine, ARNEWS
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