Empwr Series

“The eyes do not tell the brain what to see. The brain tells the eyes what to look for.” Dr. Shirley Blanc completed her Bachelors of Science and Doctorate of Optometry at the University of Waterloo. In recent years, Dr. Blanc has dedicated a significant portion of her practice to assessing and treating patients with traumatic brain injury, due to the need for optometric intervention as a vital component of a post-concussive healthcare team. In this episode we start with how improving vision can decrease the risk of concussion. We talk about how the brain tells the eyes what to see. How vision affects posture, motor-reflexes, awareness in space, and AND how these issues can be rectified. Dr. Blanc believes in a team approach to concussion recovery, multidisciplinary if you will. The stories of recovery alone in this episode are beyond empowering. Some people have instant symptom relief from the removal or addition of a stimulus.