Authors: Paul Freeman, Randall Jose
ISBN-13: 9780750696852, ISBN-10: 0750696850
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Date Published: January 1997
Edition: 2nd Edition
Adjunct Faculty, Pennsylvania College of Optometry, Philadelphia; Chief of Low Vision Services, Department of Ophthalmology, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
Associate Professor of Vision Rehabilitation, University of Houston College of Optometry; Director of Clinical Services, Houston Delta Gamma Foundation Low Vision Clinic
This handy volume is filled with forms, handouts, and strategies crucial to developing a successful and satisfying low vision practice.
Contributing Authors | ||
Foreword | ||
Preface to the First Edition | ||
Preface to the Second Edition | ||
Acknowledgments | ||
Introduction | ||
1 | Before the Initial Examination | 1 |
2 | The Initial Low Vision Examination and Evaluation | 11 |
3 | After the Initial Examination | 93 |
4 | Treatment Options | 109 |
5 | Low Vision Training and Instruction | 141 |
App. A | Visual Acuity Conversions | 241 |
App. B | Basic Low Vision Optics | 243 |
App. C | The Equivalent Viewing Distance System of Magnification Rating: A Rational Approach to Prescribing Magnifiers | 265 |
App. D | Selected Readings From Low Vision - The Reference | 277 |
App. E | Organizations Involved with Low Vision | 301 |
App. F | Manufacturers and Distributors of Low Vision Devices | 303 |
App. G | Computer Access Resources | 309 |
Index | 315 |