Low vision rehabilitation
Subtitle: a practical guide for occupational therapists
By: Mitchell Scheiman, Maxine Scheiman, Steven Whittaker ; contributing authors, Paul B. Freeman, Debra A. Sokol-McKay ; medical illustrators, Barbara A. Steinman, Scott B. Steinman.
Contributors: Scheiman, Maxine.; Whittaker, Steven.
Publisher: SLACK Inc.
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Thorofare, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 343
ISBN-13: 9781556427343; 9781556427343
Subjects: Low vision -- Patients -- Rehabilitation; Low vision -- Patients -- Services for; Vision, Low -- rehabilitation; Vision, Low; Occupational Therapy -- methods
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Epidemiology, history, and clinical model for low vision rehabilitation; title: Review of basic anatomy, physiology, and development of the visual system; title: Visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, refractive disorders, and visual fields; title: Eye diseases associated with low vision; title: Optics of lenses, refraction, and magnification; title: Psychosocial issues related to visual impairment; title: Overview and review of the low vision evaluation / Paul B. Freeman; title: Occupational therapy low vision rehabilitation evaluation; title: Overview of treatment strategy; title: Foundation skills and therapeutic activities; title: Patient education and modification of the environment; title: Nonoptical assistive devices; title: Optical devices and magnification strategies; title: Computer technology in low vision rehabilitation; title: Adaptive diabetes self-management tools and techniques / Debra A. Sokol-McKay; title: Establishing a low vision rehabilitation specialty practice; title: Goal writing.