Developing a stroke-vision care pathway: a consensus study

Abstract

This new stroke-vision care pathway is a process pathway describing potential options for stroke survivors with visual impairment to access health care and obtain appropriate referral(s) to vision services relevant to their specific vision problem(s).IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONVisual impairment is a common consequence of stroke.It is imperative that those who care for stroke survivors are aware of the visual consequences of stroke and make the appropriate referrals for vision and support services.The stroke-vision care pathway is a process pathway that describes the potential options for stroke survivors with visual impairment to access health care and obtain the appropriate referral(s) to vision services relevant to their specific vision problem(s).The stroke-vision care pathway is available (free to download) from the VISION research unit (www.vision-research.co.uk) website and available as supplemental information with this publication.