Disability Series: Visual Impairment and Rehabilitation

Editor: Hayes, Kevin
Publication Year: 2020
Publisher: Omnigraphics, Inc.

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Unlimited-User Purchase Price: $58.50
ISBN: 978-1-78785-799-5
Category: Health & Medicine - Rehabilitation & Therapy
Image Count: 15
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents

Visual Impairment and Rehabilitation provides an overview about disability and explains how visual disability affects people. It provides information about vision health related research and surveillance, conditions that lead to visual impairment are discussed in detail.

This book is found in the following Credo Collections:

Preface
Part 1: Understanding Disability and Visual Impairment
Chapter 1—Impairment, Activity Limitation, and Participation Restriction
Chapter 2—What Is Vision Disability?
Chapter 3—Data and Statistics on Blindness and Low Vision
Chapter 4—Common Types of Visual Impairment
Part 2: Conditions Leading to Visual Impairment
Chapter 5—Amblyopia
Chapter 6—Cataracts
Chapter 7—Congenital Causes of Blindness
Chapter 8—Diabetic Retinopathy
Chapter 9—Glaucoma
Chapter 10—Inherited Retinal Dystrophies
Chapter 11—Macular Degeneration
Chapter 12—Refractive Disorders
Chapter 13—Retinal Detachment
Chapter 14—Retinitis Pigmentosa
Chapter 15—Retinopathy of Prematurity
Chapter 16—Strabismus
Chapter 17—Trachoma
Chapter 18—Traumatic Brain Injury
Chapter 19—Uveitis
Part 3: Living with Visual Impairment
Chapter 20—Functional Impact of Vision Impairment
Chapter 21—Psychology of Vision Impairment
Chapter 22—Skills for Everyday Living with Vision Impairment
Part 4: Treatment, Rehabilitation, and Disability Support for Vision Impairment
Chapter 23—Vision Loss Assessment
Chapter 24—Preventing Avoidable Vision Impairment and Blindness
Chapter 25—Control of Diabetes for Vision Loss
Chapter 26—Treatment Interventions for Vision Loss
Chapter 27—Surgical Interventions
Chapter 28—Eye Transplants
Chapter 29—Amniotic Membrane Grafts
Chapter 30—Artificial Vision Systems
Chapter 31—Low Vision and Blindness Rehabilitation
Chapter 32—Learning Adaptive Independent Living Skills
Chapter 33—Orientation and Mobility Training
Chapter 34—White Cane—the Primary Mobility Tool
Chapter 35—Transportation Guide for People with Vision Impairment
Chapter 36—Lighting and Home Modification for Vision Loss
Chapter 37—Assistive Devices for Vision Rehabilitation
Chapter 38—Reading and Writing with Braille
Chapter 39—Benefits and Support Services for Vision Impairment
Chapter 40—Access and Rights to Special Education
Chapter 41—Disability Employment Rights
Chapter 42—Caring for People with Vision Loss
Part 5: Research in Ocular Diseases, Optic Disorders, Vision Loss, and Visual Processing Disorders
Chapter 43—Vision Health Surveillance
Chapter 44—Retinal Disease: Gene Therapy, Angiogenesis, and Stem Cell Regeneration
Chapter 45—Advances in Corneal Research
Chapter 46—Research in Biomechanics of Lens and Cataract Formation
Chapter 47—New Frontiers in Glaucoma and Optic Neuropathy Treatments
Chapter 48—Clinical Advances and Emerging Technologies in Visual Processing Disorders
Part 6: Additional Resources
Chapter 49—Organizations Aiding People with Visual Impairments