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Primary low vision care / Rodney W. Nowakowski.

Title
Primary low vision care / Rodney W. Nowakowski.
Author
Nowakowski, Rodney W.
Publication
Norwalk, CT : Appleton & Lange, [1994], ©1994.

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Description
xxii, 374 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
Subject
  • Low vision > Treatment
  • Vision, Low > rehabilitation
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
  • Ch. 1. Vision Impairment and Its Rehabilitation -- Ch. 2. Psychosocial Aspects of Vision Impairment -- Ch. 3. The Patient Interview -- Ch. 4. Assessment of Visual Acuity -- Ch. 5. Refraction -- Ch. 6. Assessment of Visual Fields -- Ch. 7. Special Testing -- Ch. 8. Communication -- Ch. 9. Magnification -- Ch. 10. Basic Optical Principles of Low Vision Devices -- Ch. 11. General Guidelines for Prescribing Optical Devices -- Ch. 12. How to Prescribe Telescopes -- Ch. 13. How to Prescribe Microscopes -- Ch. 14. How to Prescribe Hand and Stand Magnifiers -- Ch. 15. How to Prescribe Telemicroscopes -- Ch. 16. Verification of Optical Devices -- Ch. 17. Contact Lens Applications in Low Vision Rehabilitation -- Ch. 18. Visual Field Enhancement -- Ch. 19. Illumination and Glare Control -- Ch. 20. The Closed Circuit Television -- Ch. 21. Prosthetic Eyes -- Ch. 22. Training Patients in the Use of Low Vision Devices and Residual Vision -- Ch. 23. Driving with Impaired Vision.
  • Ch. 24. Nonoptical Aids for Activities of Daily Living -- Ch. 25. Genetic Counseling -- Ch. 26. Low Vision Rehabilitation for Children -- Ch. 27. Rehabilitative Management of Selected Disorders of Vision -- Ch. 28. Selected Case Examples -- Ch. 29. Practice Management -- Ch. 30. Reflections on Lessons Learned -- Ch. 31. Resources for Information, Training, and Materials Related to Vision Rehabilitation.
ISBN
0838579809
LCCN
94008438
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries