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6.1 - Photophobia: When Light Becomes Painful
Bright lights, screens, or even daylight feel like daggers to your eyes. This isn’t sensitivity—it’s photophobia . Imagine walking into a...

Lisa Raad
15 minutes ago2 min read
5.2 - How the Brain Sees: Vision Centers and Their Functions
We see with our eyes—but we understand the world with our brain. What happens when that processing system breaks down? Think of your eyes...

Lisa Raad
Jan 271 min read
5.1 - Visual Neglect: When the Brain Ignores Half the World
Imagine seeing perfectly—but only using half your visual world. Not because you don’t want to—but because your brain doesn’t even notice what’s missing. Understanding Visual Neglect It’s like trying to read a book while unknowingly wearing blinders—except no one else can see them. That’s the experience of * visual neglect , a brain-based attention disorder where the person isn't aware of one side of their environment What Is Visual Neglect? Unlike visual field loss (caused by

Lisa Raad
Jan 202 min read
4.5 - Binasal Field Loss: A Rare but Disruptive Pattern
Your vision seems okay—until you keep missing steps, bumping into corners, or feeling strangely closed in. It might not be anxiety—it...

Lisa Raad
Jan 132 min read
4.4 - Bitemporal Field Loss: Seeing the Center, Missing the Sides
You can read just fine, but people keep appearing “out of nowhere.” Welcome to the world of bitemporal field loss —where peripheral...

Lisa Raad
Jan 61 min read
4.3 - Quadrantanopia: When a Quarter of Your Vision Disappears
Imagine reading a book with one corner of every page missing—or driving with a blind spot in just one quadrant of your view. That’s the...

Lisa Raad
Dec 23, 20251 min read
4.2 - Homonymous Hemianopia: Half the Vision, Whole Life Impact
You bump into people on one side, ignore food on half your plate, or skip the start of every sentence. But your eyes seem fine. What’s...

Lisa Raad
Dec 16, 20252 min read
4.1 - What Is Visual Field Loss? Understanding the Edges of Sight
You can see what’s in front of you—but somehow, you keep bumping into things, missing road signs, or skipping words on the left side of a...

Lisa Raad
Dec 9, 20252 min read
3.7 - Vision Rehabilitation: A Whole-Person, Team-Based Approach
Vision doesn’t operate in a vacuum—so recovery shouldn’t either. Imagine trying to restore a damaged house with just one tool....

Lisa Raad
Dec 2, 20251 min read
3.6 - Cranial Nerve Palsies: When Nerves Disrupt Vision
Eye movement suddenly feels off, double vision sets in, and your brain struggles to make sense of it all. That’s the impact of a cranial...

Lisa Raad
Nov 25, 20252 min read
3.5 - Binocular Vision Dysfunction After Brain Injury
When your eyes stop working as a team, the world turns fuzzy, disorienting, or doubled—and it doesn’t take much trauma to throw them off....

Lisa Raad
Nov 18, 20252 min read
3.4 - Visual Field Loss: Seeing the World Through a Narrow Lens
When you lose part of your visual field, it’s like the world shrinks without warning—and you don’t even realize what’s missing. Imagine...

Lisa Raad
Nov 11, 20252 min read
3.3 - Concussion & Vision: The Silent Saboteur
Concussions don’t always cause black eyes—but they can leave your vision blurry, your balance off, and your brain overwhelmed. Imagine...

Lisa Raad
Nov 4, 20252 min read
3.2 - Stroke & Vision: Navigating The Visual Aftershocks
For many stroke survivors, the world doesn’t look the same—not because their eyes are damaged, but because their brain’s visual system...

Lisa Raad
Oct 28, 20253 min read
3.1 - What Is Vision Rehabilitation—and Why It’s a Lifeline After Brain Injury
After a stroke or concussion, survivors often say, “I can see, but everything feels...off.” That quiet, invisible disruption is where...

Lisa Raad
Oct 21, 20252 min read
2.8 - Supporting Kids with Multiple Visual Processing Challenges
When a child struggles with reading, writing, coordination, and focus all at once—it can feel like a maze with no clear exit. But what if...

Lisa Raad
Oct 14, 20253 min read
2.7 - Figure-Ground Perception: When Kids Can’t Find What They’re Looking For
Does your child struggle to find their pencil in a full drawer, or lose their place on a busy worksheet? That could be more than a messy...

Lisa Raad
Oct 7, 20253 min read
2.6 - Visual-Motor Integration: When the Eyes and Hands Don’t Work in Sync
Is your child struggling with handwriting, avoiding drawing, or fumbling with scissors and buttons? It’s not laziness—it could be a...

Lisa Raad
Sep 30, 20253 min read
2.5 - Visual Spatial Relationships: When Kids Can’t Tell Where Things Are
Is your child constantly misaligning math problems, reversing letters, or bumping into desks? The issue may not be clumsiness—it could be...

Lisa Raad
Sep 23, 20253 min read
2.4 - Visual Sequential Memory: When Things Fall Out of Order
Your child spells “saw” as “was,” flips phone numbers, or gets math steps in the wrong order. It’s not carelessness—it might be a visual...

Lisa Raad
Sep 16, 20253 min read
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