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The Low Vision Rehabilitation
Service. Part Two: Putting The Program Into Practice
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Joseph J.
Pizzimenti, O.D., F.A.A.O.
Elysa Roberts,
PhD, OTR/L
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- Project Director for Interdisciplinary,
Clinical Education,
Associate Professor,
Nova Southeastern University,
College of Optometry
- Assistant Professor,
Nova Southeastern University,
College of Allied Health and Nursing,
Department of Health Science
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Citation:
Pizzimenti, J. Robets, E.
The low vision rehabilitation service. Part
two: Putting the program into practice. The Internet Journal of Allied
Health Sciences and Practice. July 2005. Volume 3 Number 3.
Abstract
Low vision may affect a person's learning, daily
functioning, and psychosocial status. Intervention in the form of
vision rehabilitation has enabled many people to successfully meet and
overcome the challenges posed by low vision. Part one of this two-part
feature presented a four-phase, interdisciplinary model of low vision
services that can be applied to any setting. This paper (part two)
focuses on methods of assessing low vision, providing clinical
services, and establishing an adaptive training and instructional
program. The collaborative relationship between the patient/client,
low vision physician (optometrist or ophthalmologist), and allied
health professional (specifically, the occupational therapist) is
described. |
| Keywords and terms: low vision, vision rehabilitation,
occupational therapy, visual field, contrast sensitivity, eccentric
viewing |
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