Objective clinical documentation for non-subscriber, third-party industrial, and workplace injury matters — including welding, flash, and post-impact oculomotor findings.
Texas is a non-subscriber state, and workplace injury litigation in Texas covers a wide range of matters that fall outside a standard workers' compensation posture: non-subscriber suits, third-party industrial cases, and premises actions arising from the workplace. The clinical questions in these cases often turn on whether a specific mechanism — a fall, a struck-by, a welding flash, an industrial impact — is consistent with the visual complaint the client is now living with.
The forensic vision practice supports counsel on both sides of workplace and industrial matters with a defined clinical product: records review, an optional standardized in-person oculomotor assessment, and a signed clinical report written for use in litigation. Causation opinions are provided within the scope agreed to in writing before the engagement.
The clinical workup pairs digital oculomotor measurement with direct clinical observation scored by a licensed Texas optometrist. Digital values are compared, one by one, against published normative ranges drawn from the peer-reviewed optometric literature — never an internal benchmark.
Each written report presents the recorded measurements, the named clinical reference range for every value, a test validity analysis, and a clinical impression stated to a reasonable degree of optometric certainty. The methodology is reproducible across dates and examiners so a second dataset can be run at 12 weeks for serial documentation.
Tracking accuracy of a moving target; deficits present as saccadic intrusions.
Speed and accuracy of rapid gaze shifts between fixed targets.
Steadiness of gaze on a stationary target over sustained periods.
Near point of convergence in centimeters against clinical norms.
Rate at which the eyes re-align between near and distance targets.
Dr. Rizwan Jaffer, O.D., is a Therapeutic Optometrist and Optometric Glaucoma Specialist practicing under Texas Optometry License #7014TG, with a clinical focus on post-trauma oculomotor assessment and expert witness services.
Yes. Non-subscriber and third-party industrial matters are a routine part of the practice. Every engagement is confirmed in writing with defined scope, fee schedule, and scheduling before work begins.
Yes. The oculomotor battery documents the current functional state and can be compared over time on re-assessment. An ocular surface examination is performed alongside the battery. The report describes what is measured at the time of examination and how those measurements compare to published norms.
Employer incident reports, occupational medicine records, and treating-provider records are all reviewed within the scope of a records-review engagement. Opinions on employer safety practices are outside the scope of the optometric assessment.
To open a matter, please email forensic@rizeye.com or use the attorney referral form. See also the Texas Vision Expert Witness hub.
Written inquiries are welcome from attorneys throughout Texas.
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