Optometry : journal of the American Optometric Association
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Comparative Study
Visual function in patients followed at a Veterans Affairs polytrauma network site: an electronic medical record review.
This observational study describes the "Polytrauma System of Care" used by the Veterans Health Administration to guide medical care and rehabilitation of injured military personnel serving in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and reports the visual function of patients with polytrauma and/or traumatic brain injury (TBI) at the Hines, Illinois, Polytrauma Network Site (PNS). ⋯ It is important for optometrists to be aware of the high rates of self-reported symptoms and visual problems in military personnel returning from deployment to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Post-traumatic stress disorder and depression may complicate optometric evaluation and management.