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Title Understanding low vision / Randall T. Jose, editor.

Publication Info. New York : American Foundation for the Blind, 1983.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  362.41 U55U    Check Shelf
Description 555 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Contents Section I. Understanding low vision. The eye and functional vision -- Psychosocial aspects of low vision -- Psychosocial aspects of aging and visual impairment -- The low vision rehabilitation service -- section II. Assessment of low vision. Minimum assessment sequence : the optometrist's viewpoint -- Comprehensive preliminary assessment of low vision -- Assessment of children with low vision -- section III. Clinical services. Clinical examination of visually impaired people -- Optics -- Treatment options -- section IV. Training and instructional services. Establishing a training and instructional program -- Distance training techniques -- Near training techniques -- Training programs for individuals with restricted fields -- section V. Special considerations. Assessment of multiply handicapped people -- Assessment of lighting -- Role model for an orientation and mobility instructor and a teacher of the visually handicapped -- Delivery systems -- Resources -- Selected references.
Note Includes index.
Bibliography Bibliography: pages 515-536.
Subject People with visual disabilities.
People with visual disabilities -- Rehabilitation.
Low vision -- Diagnosis.
Vision Disorders -- diagnosis.
Vision Disorders -- rehabilitation.
Added Author Jose, Randall T., 1943-
ISBN 0891281193: $18.00
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