Visual complaints are common after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), yet the scope, assessment approaches, mechanisms, and rehabilitation strategies reported in the literature remain heterogeneous. To synthesize evidence on post-concussive visual symptoms, diagnostic/assessment approaches, treatment/rehabilitation strategies, and putative mechanisms....
Audiologists managing patients with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) should be aware of co-occurring neuro-visual symptoms, though this scoping review does not yet support specific protocol changes — multidisciplinary referral pathways remain the appropriate response.
As audiologists increasingly screen for vestibular and cognitive sequelae of mTBI, understanding the parallel neuro-visual picture strengthens interdisciplinary care and patient communication.
- 01Systematic scoping review of neuro-visual pathway dysfunction following mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI/concussion).
- 02Covers symptom profiles, objective testing methods, and rehabilitation strategies.
- 03No single standardized assessment or treatment protocol emerged from the reviewed literature.
- 04Findings are relevant to vestibular-audiology practice given overlap of mTBI sequelae.
- 05Highlights a significant gap between current evidence and clinical consensus in this area.
Mild traumatic brain injury causes neuro-visual pathway dysfunction identifiable via objective testing.
studypartially supportedRehabilitation strategies exist for neuro-visual pathway dysfunction after mTBI.
studypartially supported- PMID
- 42287492
- DOI
- 10.1007/s13760-026-03101-0.
- Publication type
- systematic_scoping_review
- Evidence level
- 1a
- Population
- Individuals with mild traumatic brain injury (concussion) across published studies
- Intervention
- Assessment and rehabilitation of neuro-visual pathway dysfunction following mild TBI
Primary outcomes
Characterization of neuro-visual symptoms after mTBI; Objective testing methods for neuro-visual dysfunction; Rehabilitation strategies and outcomes