Improved visual function in a case of ultra-low vision following ischemic encephalopathy following transcranial electrical stimulation; A case study

Abstract

Cortical visual impairment is amongst the key pathological causes of pediatric visual abnormalities predominantly resulting from hypoxic-ischemic brain injury. Such an injury results in profound visual impairments which severely impairs the patient's quality of life. Given the nature of the pathology, treatments are mostly limited to rehabilitation strategies such as transcranial electrical stimulation and visual rehabilitation therapy. Here, we discussed an 11 year-old girl case with cortical visual impairment who underwent concurrent visual rehabilitation therapy and transcranial electrical stimulation resulting in her improved visual function. This novel and noninvasive therapeutic intervention has shown potential for application in neuro-visual rehabilitation therapy (nVRT).