PERSPECTIVE: Ballarat optometrist Peter Fairbanks runs a visual field test on his son, mountain bike rider Marcus Fairbanks, which he says can help gauge concussion effects. Peter Fairbanks is calling on more sports to consider the test to help measure lingering injury. Pictures: Adam Trafford
BALLARAT optometrist is pushing for more awareness for visual field testing after sporting concussions to help gauge lingering effects.
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HOW DOES IT WORK?
One eye is covered and you look into a bowl-like structure.
Lights flash, some bright and some dull.
Patient clicks a button each time they see a light.
Results can measure vision sensitivity - how bright does a light have to be for you to see it, particularly in peripheral vision.
Mr Fairbanks likens vision with concussion to looking through a windshield with areas covered in sticky tape.
TAKE A LOOK BELOW AT SOME RESULTS
