Low vision rehabilitation : a practical guide for occupational therapists / Mitchell Scheiman, Maxine Scheiman, Steven G. Whittaker ; contributing authors, Paul B. Freeman, Debra A. Sokol-McKay ; medical illustrators, Barbara A. Steinman, Scott B. Steinman.
Material type: TextPublisher: Thorofare, New Jersey : Slack Inc., [2007]Copyright date: 2007Description: 1 online resource (353 pages) : illustrationsContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781617117138 (e-book)Subject(s): Low vision -- Patients -- Rehabilitation | Low vision -- Patients -- Services forGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Low vision rehabilitation : a practical guide for occupational therapists.DDC classification: 617.7/12 LOC classification: RE91 | .S34 2007Online resources: Click to ViewIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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