Low Vision: Principles and Management

ISBN-13: 9780323876346 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 352 str.

UCL Institute of Ophthalmol Michael (Senior Research Fellow

Spis treści

Part I: Defining Low Vision

Chapter 1: Different Definitions and Their Context

Chapter 2: Prevalence and Causes of Low Vision

Chapter 3: Clinical Measures of Visual Performance

Chapter 4: Functional Measures of Visual Impairment

Part II: Magnification as a Strategy for Improving Visual Performance

Chapter 5: Magnification

Chapter 6: Increasing Object Size

Chapter 7: Decreasing Viewing Distance

Chapter 8: Transverse Magnification

Chapter 9: Angular Magnification

Part III: Other Methods for Visual Rehabilitation

Chapter 10: Contrast and Glare

Chapter 11: Illumination and Lighting

Chapter 12: Aids for Peripheral Field Vision Loss

Chapter 13: Special Training Techniques for Field Loss

Chapter 14: Rehabilitation Techniques for Nystagmus

Chapter 15: Sensory Substitution

Chapter 16: Inclusive and Universal Design

Part IV: Clinical Procedures

Chapter 17: The Initial Assessment

Chapter 18: The Examination Routine

Chapter 19: Prescribing Magnification

Chapter 20: Training Patients in the Use of Magnifiers

Chapter 21: Evaluating Low Vision Services

Chapter 22: The Place of Low Vision in Optometric Practice

Appendices (online only)