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Low vision rehabilitation : a practical guide for occupational therapists

Title
Low vision rehabilitation : a practical guide for occupational therapists / Mitchell Scheiman, Maxine Scheiman, Steven Whittaker ; contributing authors, Paul B. Freeman, Debra A. Sokol-McKay ; medical illustrators, Barbara A. Steinman, Scott B. Steinman.
Author
Scheiman, Mitchell.
Publication
Thorofare, NJ : SLACK Inc., [2007], ©2007.
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  • Scheiman, Maxine.
  • Whittaker, Steven.
Description
xvi, 343 pages : illustrations; 29 cm
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  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Ch. 1. Epidemiology, history, and clinical model for low vision rehabilitation -- Ch. 2. Review of basic anatomy, physiology, and development of the visual system -- Ch. 3. Visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, refractive disorders, and visual fields -- Ch. 4. Eye diseases associated with low vision -- Ch. 5. Optics of lenses, refraction, and magnification -- Ch. 6. Psychosocial issues related to visual impairment -- Ch. 7. Overview and review of the low vision evaluation / Paul B. Freeman -- Ch. 8. Occupational therapy low vision rehabilitation evaluation -- Ch. 9. Overview of treatment strategy -- Ch. 10. Foundation skills and therapeutic activities -- Ch. 11. Patient education and modification of the environment -- Ch. 12. Nonoptical assistive devices -- Ch. 13. Optical devices and magnification strategies -- Ch. 14. Computer technology in low vision rehabilitation -- Ch. 15. Adaptive diabetes self-management tools and techniques / Debra A. Sokol-McKay -- Ch. 16. Establishing a low vision rehabilitation specialty practice -- Ch. 17. Goal writing.
ISBN
  • 1556427344 (alk. paper)
  • 9781556427343 (alk. paper)
LCCN
  • 2006025883
  • 9781556427343
OCLC
  • ocm70765475
  • SCSB-5313571
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Columbia University Libraries