Cortico Blindness /Visual disturbances. The person may have trouble processing visual information. They may find it difficult to focus or they may reach for an object, but not be able to touch it because they are reaching in the wrong place. Rarely this causes cortical blindness; the eyes are normal, but the brain cannot process visual information and so the person cannot see. Oddly enough people with cortical blindness may act as though they can see, even though they seem unable to identify objects, colors, or shapes; this because the damaged part of the brain is unable to realize that it is damaged. Just an explanation of what this is.... If anyone has any similiar experience or knows someone with this condition from TBI please comment......Thankyou...
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Billy' s cortico blindness
- By sophianbilly
- Posted November 1, 2009 at 6:27 pm · 2 replies
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- By rturri
- Posted November 1, 2009 at 9:22 pm
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Hi, Sophia!
This is Bobby in Ohio. Maybe you remember me - the guy who had tunnel vision. I also wrote a letter for you to read to Billy.
Did you get the chance to do that, by the way? I know how busy and tied up all of you were at the time. No problem, really.
Well, I can't help with any medical stuff, of course, but I've been doing a little reading about cortical visual impairment, etc.
I would like to ask you, if Billy can see light. I think it was said on his website that he could. If so, can he detect colored light? Some cellophane held in front of a flashlight - for example. Red, green, blue, etc.
Also, can he "guess" where an object is, or reach for it, on a table in front of him even though he can't see it? I don't mean to be a bother at any time, you know - I'm just wondering about this.
About the E.F. number. As I understand it, it's used mostly for statistical prediction and Billy's already beaten most of the odds. You have to run on faith, now. I'll bet he outlives most of us!
You've made such an heroic effort, Sophia. God's got to be with you guys! Say "Hi!" for me.
Bobby
- By sophianbilly
- Posted November 2, 2009 at 6:39 am
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Thankyou Bobby.........yes I did read the letter to Billy.......he was encouraged!!.........I like the cellophane with the flashlight......He says from time to time he sees blue, green, purple.....also he reaches often for objects and sometimes he right on and sometimes he's way off........
I know not to put to much on the technical stuff........Billy has beaten the odds and if we would have listened to the doctors in the beginning he wouldn't have been here now!!!!!!!....I believe God is with us all and thats encouraging.........I will say Hi to Billy from you.......thanks again.........and Hugs,,,,,,Sophia (God is definetely with you!!)
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