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Old 05-22-2013, 09:38 PM
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Just a quick response....you need to get your vision assessed by a neuro-opthamologist or at least a neuro-optomistrist. The eye pain may be a sign your eyes do not work together any more, a common outcome of MTBI.

Someone like this...I don't know her but she is the type of person you should see!
http://www.visiontherapy.ca/

I think at this stage for you it will be a gradual improvement if you get an an accurate diagnosis of your deficits.
The other Vancouver person I would go to see is
http://www.bcphysio.org/carol-kennedy

She was so kind that she talked with my spouse here in Manitoba and even called a colleague here to tell him about my injury. She is an expert in concussion.

I would address the vestibular issues too.
Good luck! Accident must have been traumatic. Hope you are dealing with that.

It does get better. Slowly. Sometimes setbacks. But the brain is amazing and one day you will feel much better.
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What happened: Legs pulled forward by a parent's hockey stick while resting at the side of the rink at a family skate....sent me straight back. I hit the back of my head (with helmet) on the ice, bounced a few times, unconscious for a few minutes. September 11, 2011. Off work since then…I work part-time at home when I can. It has been hell but slowly feeling better (when I am alone☺).

Current symptoms: Vision problems (but 20/20 in each eye alone!) – convergence insufficiency – horizontal and vertical (heterophoria), problems with tracking and saccades, peripheral vision problems, eyes see different colour tints; tinnitus 24/7 both ears; hyperacusis (noise filter gone!), labyrinthian (inner ear) concussion, vestibular dysfunction (dizzy, bedspins, need to look down when walking); partial loss of sense of smell; electric shocks through head when doing too much; headaches; emotional lability; memory blanks; difficulty concentrating. I still can’t go into busy, noisy places. Fatigue. Executive functioning was affected – multi-tasking, planning, motivation. Slight aphasia. Shooting pain up neck and limited mobility at neck. Otherwise lucky!

Current treatments: Vestibular therapy, Vision therapy, amantadine (100 mg a day), acupuncture and physiotherapy for neck, slow return to exercise, magnesium, resveratrol, omega 3 fish oils, vitamins D, B and multi. Optimism and perserverance.
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