Post-Concussion Vision Rehabilitation

Helping the Eyes and Brain Work Together More Comfortably

A concussion or other brain injury can disrupt how the eyes move, focus, work together, and process visual information—even when eyesight remains 20/20. These changes may contribute to persistent symptoms that make school, work, sports, and everyday activities more challenging.


At Wyomissing Optometric Center, our doctors provide specialized neuro-optometric evaluations to identify these visual disruptions and develop an individualized treatment plan. When appropriate, care may include optical treatment, school or workplace accommodations, and occupational therapy vision rehabilitation to improve visual function and support recovery.

Vision Is More Than 20/20


Clear eyesight is only one part of vision. Reading, using a computer, walking through a busy environment, and driving require the eyes and brain to work together efficiently.



Following a brain injury, a person may see clearly on an eye chart but still experience difficulty using vision comfortably during everyday activities.

Common Vision-Related Symptoms

Visual changes following a brain injury may include:

  • Blurred or intermittent double vision
  • Headaches, eye strain, or visual fatigue
  • Difficulty focusing between near and far
  • Losing your place or skipping words while reading
  • Words appearing to move, blur, or overlap
  • Difficulty tracking moving objects
  • Light sensitivity
  • Dizziness or nausea in visually busy environments
  • Discomfort with scrolling, television, or computer screens
  • Reduced depth perception or coordination
  • Difficulty with peripheral awareness
  • Feeling overwhelmed in stores, crowds, traffic, or patterned environments
  • Difficulty returning to work, school, driving, or daily activities


These symptoms may occur after a concussion, traumatic brain injury, stroke, anoxic or hypoxic brain injury, brain surgery, or another neurological event.

Why Vision Is Affected After a Concussion

More than half of the brain is involved in vision. After a concussion, the visual system can struggle to coordinate tasks that once felt automatic—like shifting focus, tracking movement, processing visual information, or maintaining balance.


Common post-concussion visual symptoms include:

  • Blurred or fluctuating vision
  • Headaches or eye strain
  • Difficulty reading or concentrating
  • Sensitivity to light
  • Motion sensitivity
  • Double vision
  • Trouble tracking moving objects
  • Fatigue during visual tasks
  • Difficulty with balance or spatial awareness


These symptoms can significantly affect school performance, workplace productivity, driving, sports, and everyday functioning.

Our Approach to Post-Concussion Vision Rehabilitation


A routine eye examination may not fully assess the visual skills affected by a brain injury. Our evaluation looks beyond visual acuity to understand how the visual system is functioning during real-life tasks.


Testing may include:

  • Visual acuity and prescription assessment
  • Eye health and neurological screening
  • Eye alignment and binocular coordination
  • Focusing ability and flexibility
  • Eye-tracking movements
  • Rapid eye movements used for reading and scanning
  • Depth perception
  • Visual fields and peripheral awareness
  • Visual processing and visual-motor integration
  • Visual motion sensitivity
  • Functional concerns involving reading, screens, mobility, work, school, and driving


We also take time to understand the injury, current symptoms, other therapies, and the activities that are most important to the patient.

Collaborative Brain Injury Care

Brain injury recovery frequently involves multiple professionals. With the patient’s permission, our doctors and occupational therapists can communicate with:

  • Neurologists and neurosurgeons
  • Physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians
  • Primary care and sports medicine providers
  • Occupational therapists
  • Physical therapists
  • Speech-language pathologists
  • Vestibular therapists
  • Psychologists, counselors, and other members of the rehabilitation team


Our goal is to help each provider understand how visual function may be affecting symptoms, therapy participation, and everyday performance.

Why Choose Wyomissing Optometric Center and WOCcupational Therapy Associates?

  • Specialized experience evaluating vision after brain injury
  • Detailed testing that extends beyond eyesight and 20/20 acuity
  • Integrated neuro-optometric and occupational therapy services
  • Individualized treatment based on clinical findings and functional goals
  • Collaboration with the patient’s existing rehabilitation team
  • Compassionate care paced according to each patient’s symptoms and needs
  • Support for children, adolescents, and adults

Take the Next Step

If visual symptoms are interfering with recovery, reading, screen use, mobility, work, school, or daily life, a specialized neuro-optometric evaluation can help determine whether the visual system is contributing.


Important: New or worsening symptoms following a recent head injury—including severe headache, repeated vomiting, seizure, weakness, slurred speech, increasing confusion, unequal pupils, or loss of consciousness—require immediate medical attention.