Get Your Head Back in the Game

Vision Rehabilitation for Concussions with Lauri Atencio, COVT, CPOA


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In Episode 12, Melissa talks with Lauri Atencio, a Certified Vision Therapist from Snowy Range Vision Center on vision rehabilitation, types of symptoms and therapies used for traumatic brain injury, and the dynamic visual system. Impacts to the head can disrupt the vision system. Lauri explains how the brain integrates vision with all parts of the brain and not just the occipital lobe. She also discusses different visual skills such as convergence and divergence, being able to fixate, keeping things clear, your perception of where you are in space, sensory-motor feedback, light sensitivity, memory, and more!  
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Get Your Head Back in the GameBy Melissa Ross