[Mokey]

When I saw Hillary Clinton in the news yesterday, she looked like me....and I turned to my spouse and declared she had visual problems with her concussion. And now I just have read this online article...http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nati...icle-1.1247375
(don't know if links show up here). Apparently she has those stick on prisms. Poor her.

And from an optometrists chat blog: ( this is a quote)
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DRSLOTNICK

"Ms. Clinton is wearing a Fresnel Prism on her left lens. She is probably suffering from visual issues. I would estimate by the displaced image of her eye that she is wearing base out prism, and that she is having a decompensation of an underlying tendency for her eyes to cross. There is a great likelihood for such consequences after suffering an acquired brain injury, as may happen after a fall. She is probably grappling with double vision and doing everything she can to alleviate the symptom and keep her mind available for the discussion.

When a person is trying to process cognitive information at a high level, they leave little energy over for underlying problems. It is a matter of distributing the resources available. If vision is her weak link, then it gets deprived the extra energy. I would estimate that she is experiencing a significant amount of strain, pulling, and intermittent double vision. This would interfere with her ability to keep her attention on the conversation at hand.

-One Optometrist's opinion..."




An example of how this horrible injury does not play favourites.


My prisms (prescribed year post injury) have made a HUGE difference.

[Mark in Idaho]

Hillary's outburst of anger during her testimony is also indicative of her injury. Any Secretary of State should never have an episode of anger like she had. Glad she is being replaced.

[Mokey]

Hi Mark,

I think it is important to have compassion for each and every person that has such a terrible injury, and to depolicitize their experience as a human being who is suffering. I am not US American and am not embroiled in US politics, so have no vested interest in saying this. Outsiders do observe that the bipartisan structure is highly vitriolic at times.

I don't like most of the NHL hockey players, but feel enormous empathy for them when they get a brain injury. We share this little horrible part of the human experience.

Meeting an airline attendant last month who overheard me talking and who then said she had just returned to work after 15 months of brain injury rehab warmed my heart and brought tears to my eyes. She understood.

I think that empathy and solidarity is what makes this forum so useful to so many people.

Best wishes!

[Lightrail11]

Originally Posted by Mokey

Hi Mark,

I think it is important to have compassion for each and every person that has such a terrible injury, and to depolicitize their experience as a human being who is suffering.

I think that empathy and solidarity is what makes this forum so useful to so many people.

Best wishes!

I agree, and to the extent public figures with TBI/PCS generate awareness, this helps us all.

I was in the hospital two years ago recovering from my TBI when Representative Gabby Giffords was shot in the head. In fact, watching the news reports of that shooting is one of the first distinct memories I have after about five weeks of post traumatic amnesia. Her struggles and rehabilitation progress have been well publicized, which has brought increased awareness of severe TBI. Perhaps Ms. Clinton’s struggles can do the same with mTBI/PCS. I’m not of her party and I’ve never been a fan but I wish her well in her recovery.

[Mokey]

Tough first memory for you, Lightrail! Your recovery seems amazing and inspiring.

[claritan]

i still have double vision mainly in my left eye from my concussion almost a year ago. i only notice it when i look at lit up objects or try read white lettering on black backrounds

ive been to two optometrist and a nuero ophthalmologist who insist my eyes and eyesight is perfect and they have no idea why im getting double vision.


im tempted to try find prism glasses and try them myself to see if there is a difference is it worth it to try find some online?

im hoping this double vision goes away but it seems it may be permanent and i really will have a hard time accepting that fate