Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation

Pine Creek Vision Clinic offers specialized evaluation and management of visual deficits resulting from concussion as well as mild, moderate, and severe acquired brain injury caused by accidents, strokes, brain tumor resections, and other neurologic disorders. Dr. Kassaundra Johnston is skilled at assessing the functional vision status as well as the eye health of brain injury and neurologically compromised patients that are verbal, nonverbal, or aphasic.

A person with a brain injury is likely to have some degree of visual difficulty as the eye is a direct extension of the brain. A large percentage of what we perceive is through the visual system and, therefore, the rehabilitation of vision with the brain injury patient is critical to their recovery of function.

Ocular/visual problems associated with brain injury may include:

Blurred vision
Double vision
Squinting and/or closing an eye(s)
Dizziness or balance problems
Focusing difficulties
Reading difficulties
Central vision loss
Peripheral vision loss
Visual-spatial neglect
Sensitivity to light
Nystagmus (involuntary eye movements)
Staring behavior (low blink rate)
Dry eyes
Damage to the retina and/or optic nerves

Rehabilitation of the visual system may include: glasses, prism, filters, tints, occlusion, vision therapy, compensatory strategies, and/or low vision devices.

For some patients, surgical intervention for eye misalignment may become necessary in which case we will refer.

If you have any questions about our services, please contact us today at (719) 594-2020.

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Who We Are

Pine Creek Vision Clinic is a husband and wife owned practice. Our goal is to provide the best quality eye care for everyone in the family. Drs. Johnston both see patients for comprehensive eye exams for glasses and contacts, but individually have sub-specialties to offer our patients. We strive to make everyone feel welcome, heard and like they are a part of our family here at Pine Creek Vision Clinic.