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Low vision rehabilitation : a practical guide for occupational therapists /

Presents an emerging model in which occupational therapists practice as part of a team of vision rehabilitation professionals serving adults with low vision. Occupational therapists offer a unique contribution to the vision rehabilitation team, with a focus on meaningful occupational goals, the inco...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Scheiman, Mitchell (Autor), Scheiman, Maxine (Autor), Whittaker, Steven (Autor), Freeman, Paul B. (Autor), Sokol-McKay, Debra A. (Autor)
Otros Autores: Steinman, Barbara A. (Ilustrador), Steinman, Scott B. (Ilustrador)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Thorofare, New Jersey : Slack Inc., [2007]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Epidemiology, history, and clinical model for low vision rehabilitation
  • Review of basic anatomy, physiology, and development of the visual system
  • Visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, refractive disorders, and visual fields
  • Eye diseases associated with low vision
  • Optics of lenses, refraction, and magnification
  • Psychosocial issues related to visual impairment
  • Overview and review of the low vision evaluation / Paul B. Freeman
  • Occupational therapy low vision rehabilitation evaluation
  • Overview of treatment strategy
  • Foundation skills and therapeutic activities
  • Patient education and modification of the environment
  • Nonoptical assistive devices
  • Optical devices and magnification strategies
  • Computer technology in low vision rehabilitation
  • Adaptive diabetes self-management tools and techniques / Debra A. Sokol-McKay
  • Establishing a low vision rehabilitation specialty practice
  • Goal writing.