Book
Understanding and Managing Vision Deficits: A Guide for Occupational Therapists
1997
Abstract
This extraordinary text is a collaboration of material from optometrists & occupational therapists. It is written to provide the occupational therapist with the essential information needed to understand vision problems, as well as evaluate, screen, & manage these problems. It discusses vision problems in the pediatric & acquired brain injury populations. Other topics include vision problems associated with learning disabilities, developmental disabilities, & traumatic brain injury as well as visual field deficits, visual neglect, vision therapy procedures for oculomotility disorders, & effect of vision problems on occupational therapy intervention. Features: First book ever to combine the expertise from an optometrist & occupational therapist. Specific recommendations for direct intervention techniques for a variety of vision problems. Specific recommendations for supportive & compensatory interventions for visual field deficits & visual neglect.
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Details
- Title
- Understanding and Managing Vision Deficits: A Guide for Occupational Therapists
- Creators
- Mitchell M Scheiman - Drexel University, Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University (2008-2025)
- Publisher
- SLACK Inc; Thorofare, N.J
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 422
- Resource Type
- Book
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO)
- Other Identifier
- 9781556422836; 1556422830; 991021900715304721