Dr. Julie Steinhauer Discloses Vision Recovery After A Stroke

GLEN CARBON, Ill. - Jan. 18, 2023 - PRLog -- Dr. Julie Steinhauer, OD, FCOVD, owner of Vision For Life and Success in Glen Carbon, and one of a select group of functional vision doctors in the nation, says all or part of one's vision can potentially be restored after a stroke.

An individual's normal field of vision can be compromised by a stroke, according to Dr. Steinhauer. Visual processing which occurs on the occipital, temporal, and parietal lobes of the brain can be impacted. The severity of the visual field loss is determined based on the location and extent of the brain injury.

Symptoms of post-stroke visual loss can include walking or bumping into objects, blurred vision while watching television, difficulty scanning or reading a page, or visual neglect where the patient is unable to react to stimuli on the right or left.

"In many cases, the individual may not even be aware a change in their visual field has occurred. It's important for the stroke victim to talk to their loved ones and set up an evaluation with an eye care professional as soon as possible," said Dr. Steinhauer. "The longer one waits the greater possibility of increased vision loss."

As detailed in her YouTube video, Can Vision Loss Post Stroke Be Corrected? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSNKdP987mM&t=3s), Dr. Steinhauer said the most common symptom of visual processing after a stroke is blurriness or a blind spot.



After a stroke with vision loss, most patients will have had a specialized visual field test ran to determine the severity of vision loss. For many, this test will reveal what is called a Homonymous Hemianopsia where one-half of their vision is missing for each eye.

"For example, a stroke in the left side of the brain causes a Right Homonymous Hemianopsia where the right side of vision goes missing," added Dr. Steinhauer. "Should the evaluation reveal a loss in the visual field, a customized therapy program specifically designed to restore the visual field can be created to help turn on the damaged visual pathway in the brain and recover vision."

Dr. Steinhauer added a stroke can damage the visual pathway and syntonics, or light therapy, can stimulate blind spots or blurriness that may have occurred. "It works well on patients of all ages. The colored lights impact the neurons in the brain. Together, with the customized therapy program, it can help restore as much of the visual field as possible."

"In most cases, depending on the stroke and its severity, our uniquely designed visual field restoration therapy program can help a patient not only regain some of their normal field loss but, in some cases, all of it."

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