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TBI-vision loss impacts vets; low-vision patients may have hallucinations

October 27th, 2009 · No Comments

SAN FRANCISCO— Today’s Scientific Program, 2009 American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) - Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology (PAAO) Joint Meeting, includes a Veterans Administration study that indicates that Iraq and Afghanistan veterans with vision loss from traumatic brain injury have significantly poorer quality of life than comparable civilian patients, and a Harvard doctor’s insights on how to best evaluate and care for low-vision patients who experience vivid visual hallucination

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TBI-vision loss impacts vets; low-vision patients may have hallucinations

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