Sierra is a an optometric assistant who makes sure our patients are well cared for throughout their experience. She does the testing in preparation for the patients to see our providers. And while she isn’t working, she is busy with her studies at East Tennessee State University. She plans to pursue a degree in optometry so that she can continue to help those in her community. In her free time, Sierra enjoys skating at the skate rink and donating plasma to help those in need.
The Centers for Disease Control estimates that around 2.8 million people in the United States suffer from a traumatic brain injury (TBI) every year, and vision can be affected. Concussions are a type of TBI.
The rate of childhood TBI visits...
So you’re going about your day and notice a slight twinge when you blink. It starts off as a mild awareness, then proceeds to a painful feeling with every blink. You look in the mirror to see what could be causing it, and there you see a small...