Wendie Trubow, MD, MBA, IFMCPPresident at Five Journeys, Functional Medicine & Wellness Provider, Best Selling Author, Passionate Champion for Health

How Vision Problems Relate to Brain Functions

28 May 2025 · 0 min

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A short transcript excerpt from a YouTube conversation (Wendie Trubow, MD) exploring how vision problems connect to brain function. Speakers assert that vision issues (e.g., difficulty focusing) are manifestations of brain function and relate to conditions like dyslexia, ADHD, and cognitive decline.

How does all this relate to brain function? Because we've talked about dyslexia. You've alluded to adhd, you've alluded to cognitive decline. How does it all relate?
Vision problems are brain problems. Our eyes emerge from our brain and utero. The retina is part of the brain. How our brain functions is a direct reflection of how our vision is functioning. If we can't focus our eyes, we can't focus our mind at the same way we would otherwise.