New therapy for stroke victims
Each year about 220,000 Australians suffer from an acquired brain injury caused by strokes, car accidents and trauma. Image: courtneyk/iStockphoto Research and development by Flinders University’s Medical Device Partnering Program (MDPP) has resulted in a new touch screen therapy and assessment product for Adelaide-based vision rehabilitation company Neuro Vision Technology (NVT) Systems.The innovative vision therapy tool will be used to evaluate and train people with a vision deficit caused by a brain injury or dysfunction.Each year about 220,000 Australians suffer from an acquired brain injury caused by strokes, car accidents and trauma. Of those, about 30 to 35% acquire neurological vision impairments as a result of damage to the brain, not the eyes, causing many patients to only see half an image.The software, developed by MDPP Research Associate Dr Fabian Lim, will be trialled by NVT Systems as a new therapeutic product for their clients.The touch screen tool features five visual tasks...