Vision Related Side Effects of Brain Injury

 Field Loss
Hemianopsia (Loss of  half of the field of view right or left)
Quadranopsias ( Loss of about 1/4 sector of the visual field)
Central Loss
Sector Loss
Peripheral Loss
Total Loss of Visual Field
Attitudinal Losses
Photophobia
Reading Disorders
Diplopia - Exotropia, Esotropia and Hypertropia
Cranial Nerve Paresis / Paralysis III ,IV, VI , VII
Small changes in refractive errors more significant
Nystagmus
Lagophthalmos
Dry Eye - Decreased Blink Rate
Visual Hallucinations
Formed - Objects
Unformed - Stars, Lighting Bolts
Anisocoria
Accommodative Problems
Convergence Problems
Eye Movement Disorders, Fixation, Pursuits
Frequent Headaches
Unstable Ambient Vision 
Visual Perceptual Disturbances
Disturbances in body image
Disturbances of spatial relationships
Right - Left discrimination problems
Agnosia - difficulty in object recognition
Apraxia - difficulty in manipulation of objects
Memory Loss
Psychological problems

Modified from a list by Allen Cohen, O.D. and Lynn Rein, O.D.

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