AP The Optometrist as Gatekeeper: Detecting the Invisible Injury of Pediatric Concussion

Course overview

This five (5) case-based pediatric concussion CE for primary care optometrists is interactive and delivers a streamlined history + test battery, practical in-office tools, and clear referral criteria. Primary care optometrists are the frontline gatekeepers for pediatric concussion: we see children routinely, often before anyone suspects brain injury. Symptoms can be delayed, kids can't describe visual/vestibular/cognitive fatigue, and missed cases get mislabeled as "behavior" or ADHD-derailing school and recovery. We need glaucoma-level vigilance for the "silent thief of vision-function."