Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association

Enhancing Neurological Recovery Through Vision Rehabilitation

Video & Audio Library

Neuro Optometric Vision Rehabilitation (Brain Injuries & Vision)

Visual problems are often overlooked during initial treatment of a brain injury and a regular eye exam often does not reveal the extent that the visual process has been affected. Individuals who have experienced some sort of neurological insult or injury, and who are experiencing visual symptoms, can benefit from a vision assessment from a Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Optometrist, an eye care professional who specializes in the diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of neurological conditions adversely affecting the visual system.

NORA Webinar - Part 1 - Concussion Symptoms & Why Vision Should Be Evaluated After Concussion

Susan Daniel, OD, Immediate Past president, NORA recently conducted a webinar titled Brain Injury and Concussion – The Visual Connection. This is part 1 of a 3 part session.

NORA Concussion Webinar - Part 2 -Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation treatments & therapy techniques

Susan Daniel, OD, Immediate Past president, NORA recently conducted a webinar titled Brain Injury and Concussion – The Visual Connection. This is part 2 of 3 part presentation.

NORA Concussion Webinar - Part 3 -Journey of one man's concussion recovery

Susan Daniel, OD, Immediate Past president, NORA recently conducted a webinar titled Brain Injury and Concussion – The Visual Connection. This is part 3 of this 3-party presentation.

Growing Your Specialty Practice: Content and Referral-Building

Charles Shidlofsky, OD, FCOVD, Secretary/, Treasurer, NORA, and Zvi Pardes, Head of Content Marketing for EyeCarePro discuss digital marketing approaches to specialty practice growth, expanding your content to reach more patients, more often, building a successful referral network, and more.


Demonstration of Oculomotor-based Reading Dysfunction on the overall reading eye movement pattern and reading efficiency

This presentation shows simulations of abnormal reading eye movement patterns found in patients with oculomotor-based reading dysfunctions

Video courtesy of Kenneth Ciuffreda, OD, PhD, Distinguished Teaching Professor at the SUNY/State College of Optometry, NY


Conceptual Model of Optometric Vision Care in Mild-Traumatic Brain Injury

This lecture highlights the importance of a thorough approach, and how to implement it, for optometrists who treat individuals with mTBI.

Video courtesy of Kenneth Ciuffreda, OD, PhD, Distinguished Teaching Professor at the SUNY/State College of Optometry, NY


Visual Motion Sensitivity in Mild TBI: Concepts and Remediation

Discussion on basic concepts of remediation in the problem of vision motion sensitivity found in fair amount of patients with mTBI

Video courtesy of Kenneth Ciuffreda, OD, PhD, Distinguished Teaching Professor at the SUNY/State College of Optometry, NY


How vision affects learning and concussion recovery

Dr. Patrick Quaid (Optometrist, FCOVD, Guelph Vision Therapy Center ) speaks about how the visual system can impact so many areas of your health.

Video courtesy of FXNL Media


The Healthcare Education Transformation Podcast - Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation, Part 1

Join Optometrist Dr. William Padula and physical therapist Jeremiah Jorgensen for discussion on neuro-optometric rehabilitation. They discuss their stories on how they got to where they are now, what neuro-optometric rehabilitation is and what it can treat, the evidence behind this approach and the limitations of that evidence, top clinical pearls regarding vision rehab for all healthcare providers, and much more!


The Healthcare Education Transformation Podcast - Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation, Part 2

Join Optometrist Dr. William Padula and physical therapist Jeremiah Jorgensen for pat 2 of their discussion on neuro-optometric rehabilitation.


Major League Soccer All-Star Alecko Eskandarian Shares His Story at NORA Conference

Two-time Major League Soccer (MLS) All-Star Alecko Eskandarian was the key-note speaker at the NORA 28th annual General Conference (September, 2019 - Scottsdale, AZ). Eskandarian, who now serves as Senior Manager, Player Relations and Competition for MLS, played in 125 games over the course of a seven-year MLS career in which he experienced four concussions. He shared his story about his concussions and his struggles with treatment and rehabilitation with attendees. Alecko continues to be an advocate for greater concussion awareness education.