Brain Injury and The Virtual World

This webinar is brought to you by Karen Monet of Opticalm Visual Stress Solutions and the Visual Stress Association. Visual stress is a big challenge for people with brain injury, particularly since so many activities of daily living and work tasks are now digital. In this webinar, you'll learn what causes visual stress and practical tips to help you navigate the digital world while taking care of your vision as best as possible. For links to resources and articles mentioned in the video, visit https://www.visualstress.ca/education Time stamps: 2:00 About the speaker and the visual stress industry 3:24 What is Visual Stress 4:25 Suggestions for preparing to watch a video when you have screen intolerance 6:41 Zoom Fatigue and Virtual Health Care 8:36 The Visual System 9:30 What Causes Visual Stress 10:10 Visual Stress Symptoms 10:43 Optometric Vision Assessment Post-concussion 12:49 Eye Strain and Fatigue 14:28 Ways to Reduce Eye Strain 15:26 Ergonomics 16:35 Visual Ergonomics 18:00 Triggers to Visual Stress 18:50 Pattern Sensitivity 20:18 Put Your Eyes on a Visual Diet – a diet of nature 20:47 Reduce Visual Clutter and Add nature 22:40 Screen Intolerance 25:00 Changing Light and Colour 30:40 Changing Patterns and Contrast 36:00 What else you can do to improve the visual environment 37:00 Alter Light 39:35 Feed your Brain Nature