Young Stroke Special: Smashing it after stroke S2E3 – Behavioural optometry

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Paul Burns is a young stroke survivor and host of Smashing it After Stroke. Paul is back for a second season, this time talking to health professionals and industry leaders. Paul and his guests dive into current thinking on stroke recovery within their respective fields, what’s out there for those with invisible injuries and as usual, he picks up some tips and tricks along the way. n episode three, Paul talks to senior optometrist Melanie Imlach. Melanie has spent a large part of her career working with people who have neurological conditions that impact vision. Paul seeks to uncover the ins and outs and what people can expect from behavioural optometry, which looks at how a person processes visual information in their daily life. They talk about how vision therapy can help stroke survivors who have experienced vision changes after stroke, and cover topics from peripheral vision loss to pattern glare. Read the transcript at https://enableme.org.au/community/podcasts/young-stroke-podcast-series/behavioural-optometry-smashing-it-after-stroke Find more Young Stroke stories, tips and resources at https://young.strokefoundation.org.au