[Source: Science Daily]

A comprehensive vision assessment should be part of return-to-learn protocols to help determine when children are ready to return to the classroom following concussions — particularly in children reporting academic difficulty.

Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham reported these findings in the January 2017 feature issue of Optometry and Vision Science Journal — Eye and Vision Changes from Head Trauma.

“As we continue to try to improve concussion protocols, specifically when it comes to children, it is important that we understand the effects of a concussion on a child’s ability to learn,” said Mark Swanson, O.D., associate professor in the UAB School of Optometry. “Concussed children with vision symptoms, hearing disturbances and difficulty concentrating often have academic difficulty post-concussion.”

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