[AERNet] Free Online Test to Help Assess Vision Loss After Stroke or Traumatic Brain Injury

[Judi Piscitello]

For your information only and not an endorsement of any product or service:

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NovaVision, Inc. Launches Free Online Test to Help Assess Vision Loss
After Stroke or Traumatic Brain Injury

-- Test available at www.helpforvisionloss.com/nvlt4 -- 

Boca Raton, Fla. - November 29, 2007 - NovaVision, Inc. today launched a
free online vision test for stroke and brain injury survivors who wish
to learn if a vision deficit exists as a result of their injuries. The
interactive test, available at www.helpforvisionloss.com/nvlt4 provides
immediate results to people who want to learn more about their visual
acuity. 

 

More than 20 percent of Americans who survive a stroke or traumatic
brain injury (TBI) suffer from impaired vision. Neurological vision loss
can make it difficult for individuals to perform routine tasks like
driving, reading and writing, which can dramatically jeopardize their
confidence and independence. 

 

NovaVision's online test is a first stop for those who want to learn
more about the impact their injuries may have on their sight and how
they can improve their vision. Individuals should consider obtaining a
comprehensive vision evaluation from a healthcare provider after
performing the online vision test. Medical professionals who treat
vision loss caused by insults to the brain include neurologists,
ophthalmologists, neuro-ophthalmologists and optometrists. 

 

"Historically, visual field testing has not been part of the routine
evaluations administered after a stroke or brain injury, yet there are
millions of Americans struggling with impaired vision as a result of
these experiences," said Navroze Mehta, president and chief executive
officer of NovaVision. "By offering this free vision test after stroke
or brain injury, we can help people gain control of their
rehabilitation."

 

To help stroke and TBI survivors improve their vision, NovaVision
developed Vision Restoration Therapy (VRT), an FDA-cleared medical
device designed to stimulate the neurons in the brain responsible for
vision.  Before undergoing treatment with VRT, patients take a standard
diagnostic test at a VRT Center to determine their individual visual
field deficits. Shortly following, patients receive a VRT medical
device, along with an individualized therapy program to perform at home.
Each month, patients receive a more advanced therapy version as their
vision progresses. VRT is typically performed for twenty minutes twice a
day for about six months. Clinical studies presented at premiere medical
meetings, such as the 2007 American Academy of Neurology Meeting and the
2007 International Stroke Conference, show that more than 70 percent of
people using VRT saw vision improvements.

 

VRT is currently available in nearly 50 centers nationwide and more VRT
centers are being added routinely. For a list of centers, please visit
www.helpforvisionloss.com/centers/directory. 

Earlier this year, the Tampa Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center announced
it is providing VRT to the thousands of American soldiers returning from
the war in Iraq with impaired vision due to TBI.

 

About NovaVision, Inc.

NovaVision, Inc., headquartered in Boca Raton, Fla., develops and
provides scientifically based, innovative medical devices and
comprehensive solutions to restore the vision of patients with
neurological visual impairments. NovaVision's FDA-cleared Vision
Restoration Therapy (VRT) is based on neuroplasticity - the brain's
ability to adapt and form new connections to compensate for injury.
NovaVision diagnostic testing maps areas where vision may be improved,
and therapy targets and stimulates regions within the brain's
vision-processing areas.




VRT is based on more than 10 years of research with clinical studies
published in leading journals including Nature Medicine, Neurology, and
The Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience.  

 

More than 1,000 stroke and traumatic brain injury patients have been
treated with NovaVision VRT and clinical results are positive.
NovaVision VRT is currently offered at 50 leading neurological, eye and
rehabilitation centers nationwide. For more information and a list of
centers offering NovaVision VRT, please visit www.helpforvisionloss.com 
<http://www.novavision.com/>  or call 888.205.0800. 

 

 

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