This interview discusses challenges from neurological changes that can affect vision.  Visual symptoms are common with tick-borne disease, and also can be associated with head concussions. Symptoms can include: blur, visual fatigue, diplopia (double vision), headaches associated with visual activities, photophobia (light sensitivity), losing place when reading, seeing words appear to double or become double when reading, and more obscure problems often not associated with vision such as difficulty with balance, spatial orientation, memory, comprehension, feeling of being over-whelmed by being in a busy-crowded environment with movement of people and objects, sensitivity to sound, to name a few. 

The cause of the visual symptoms is due to the tick-borne diseases affects on visual processing in the brain. The visual processing dysfunction will affect function, performance, cognitive and balance related activity.  Dr. Padula discusses that 30/35 patients tested positive based on Tick/borne biomarkers he discovered in patients eyes, then confirmed these findings in blood tests.  His work is pioneering, and continues to evolve. 

Listen to learn tips for protecting the visual and auditory process.  Disulfiram has become a popular treatment and Dr. Padula discusses it's potential impact on brain processing.  Compensation can create habits and coping skills that will need to be corrected through resetting and rehabilitation of the visual process.  To reach Dr. Padula's office, email or call 
wpadula@padulainstitute.com, 800-591-1160.  Physicians can take his training workshops and learn more about the impacts of tick-borne illness at https://padulainstitute.com/lyme-disease-and-vision-problems/.  Other challenges are discussed using this website, and you can email any questions to them using their website.

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