I can't read or watch t.v. for very long. If I do my eyes start to water and I can either get a headache immediately or the next morning. My vision is blurred and will stay like that until I recover. It is really hard because without t.v. or reading there is not alot to do. I listen to the radio alot. I also can't navigate through large crowds, when a group of people walk towards me I have no idea how to navigate through them (I was told this was an issue with depth presception). The doctor told me I had all the classic symptoms, it was really nice to hear someone say they understood my issues. I also have balance issues, which I did not think were that bad until I tried on the prism glasses and my world was righted for the first time in a long time. It is almost like walking drunk or offbalance. My prism glasses have been approved so I am just waiting on them to be sent to me. You really need to see a neuro opthomolgist alot the the regular doctors have no idea what this is all about. As I said I went twice to specialist to be told there is nothing wrong with my eyes it is the concussion. Try googling Post Traumatic Vision Syndrome and see if anything rings true for you. The thing that I find most discouraging is without reading or being able to use a computer for any length of time I will not be able to work. Where are you located?

Are you able to tell me the three neuro opthamologists in Ontario that you found? I live west of Toronto & need to get referred to one. Thanks

Hi it is actually a neuro optometrist. I went to the Vaughan Vision Centre. They diagnosed me with post traumatic vision syndrome, vision mid line shift syndrome, tracking issues and convergence insufficiencies. The neuro optometrist is Angela Peddle. (1-905-303-9775) I found she took alot of time to go through everything. I was there for about 2 hours, however I was unable to complete all the test due to fatigue and headaches.

Angela Peddle is also a contributor to the Ontario Concussion Guidelines and was recommended by the physiatrist who diagnosed the Post Traumatic Vision Syndrome.

They recommended vision therapy and prism glasses. There are only 9 neuro optometrist in Canada, there is one in the Hamilton area and another in Belville.

Good luck

Further on the subject to neuro-optometric rehabilitation, there is Dr. Cheryl Letheren in London, Ontario. She specializes in behavioural optometry. I too had an examination that took about 2 hours, and followed with a prescription for a prism lens as well as ocular-vestibular therapies at home.

A neuro optometrist can help, but many neuro ophthalmologists do not "believe in" convergence insufficiency or vision therapy.

My visit to a neuro ophthalmologist was a waste of time. He gave me a cursory exam, treated me like a stress case and was patronizing. Best bet is to find a behavioral optometrist in your area maybe by searching for therapy or convergence testing or have a vestibular rehab center refer you.

try calling th vision institute I googled vision therapy .........and read the website a bit.....

York Mills Centre
16 York Mills Road
Suite 110 (Ground Floor)
Toronto, ON M2P 2E5
Canada

Tel: (416) 224-2273
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or call your regular eye doctor for a referral that is what I did. The the concussion clinic had sent me to see someone an hour from home I hated. It was like walking into a kindergarden room and the drive made me sick. So I called my eye doc, they had a binocular doc there, did a 2nd opinion and refered me to a vision therapy place 5 miles from home and I LOVED her. 35 visits later I was better. Needed maintenance therapy for home but could not pay for it so they gave it to me, proof there are still good business people out there.

http://www.braininjuries.org and http://www.nora.cc both have listings for Canada as well as the USA.