Su’a Cravens’s concussion two games ago probably did not permanently alter his vision and force him into a lifetime of wearing glasses. The Washington Redskins rookie linebacker may have jumped to conclusions by claiming that last week.
But Cravens wasn’t far off, says one expert. And he appears to have gone against the norm of most athletes who don’t, or can’t, acknowledge that the brain trauma they've suffered has affected their eyesight.
“A lot of people don’t have the vocabulary to clearly express how they’re feeling. They just say, ‘I’m not feeling right,’” said Dr.