Visual Impairment and Rehabilitation, 1st Ed.

Description

Provides basic health information about visual impairment, its types and prevalence, conditions that lead to visual impairment, guidelines for people with visual impairment to lead a quality life, and facts about benefits and support services available for them. Includes resources for additional help and information.

Sujets

• Disability
• Health
• Blindness
• Fitness
• Vision

Informations

• Publié par: Infobase Publishing
• Date de parution: 01 juillet 2020
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780780818071
• Langue: English

Extrait

Visual Impairment and Rehabilitation
SOURCEBOOK
 
 
FIRST EDITION
Disability Series
Visual Impairment and Rehabilitation
SOURCEBOOK
 
 
FIRST EDITION
 
Basic Consumer Health Information about Vision Health, Visual Impairment and Its Types, Conditions That Lead to Visual Impairment, and Guidelines for People with Visual Impairment to Lead a Quality Life
Along with Facts about Benefits and Support System Available for People with Visual Impairment and Resources for Additional Help and Information
 
 
 

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Bibliographic Note
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OMNIGRAPHICS
Kevin Hayes, Managing Editor
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Copyright © 2020 Omnigraphics
ISBN 978-0-7808-1806-4
E-ISBN 978-0-7808-1807-1
 
 

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Hayes, Kevin (Editor of health information), editor.
Title: Visual impairment and rehabilitation sourcebook / edited by Kevin Hayes.
Description: First edition. | Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics, 2020. | Series: Disability series | Summary: “Provides basic health information about visual impairment, its types and prevalence, conditions that lead to visual impairment, guidelines for people with visual impairment to lead a quality life, and facts about benefits and support services available for them. Includes resources for additional help and information”-- Provided by publisher.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020014317 (print) | LCCN 2020014318 (ebook) | ISBN 9780780818064 (library binding) | ISBN 9780780818071 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Vision disorders. | People with visual disabilities--Rehabilitation. | People with visual disabilities--Services for.
Classification: LCC RE91.V495 2020 (print) | LCC RE91 (ebook) | DDC 617.7--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020014317
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020014318
 
 
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Table of Contents
Preface
Part 1: Understanding Disability and Visual Impairment
Chapter 1—Impairment, Activity Limitation, and Participation Restriction
Section 1.1—What Are Disability, Impairment, and Activity Limitation?
Section 1.2—What Is Disability Inclusion?
Section 1.3—Disability and Healthy Living
Section 1.4—Common Barriers to Participation
Chapter 2—What Is Vision Disability?
Section 2.1—Overview of Low Vision or Vision Impairment
Section 2.2—Classifying Low Vision and Legal Blindness
Chapter 3—Data and Statistics on Blindness and Low Vision
Section 3.1—Facts on Vision Impairment
Section 3.2—Geographic Disparity of Severe Vision Loss
Section 3.3—Future Projections on Eye Conditions and Diseases
Chapter 4—Common Types of Visual Impairment
Section 4.1—Loss of Central Vision (Blind Spot)
Section 4.2—Loss of Peripheral (Side) Vision
Section 4.3—Blurred Vision
Section 4.4—Extreme Light Sensitivity
Section 4.5—Night Blindness
Part 2: Conditions Leading to Visual Impairment
Chapter 5—Amblyopia
Chapter 6—Cataracts
Chapter 7—Congenital Causes of Blindness
Section 7.1—CHARGE Syndrome
Section 7.2—Congenital Rubella
Section 7.3—Microcephaly
Section 7.4—Usher Syndrome
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
Section 20.1—Vision Problems and Quality of Life
Section 20.2—Educational Attainment and Employment
Section 20.3—Risk of Falls and Injury
Chapter 21—Psychology of Vision Impairment
Section 21.1—Impact of Acquired Vision Loss on Cognition
Section 21.2—Vision-Specific Distress and Depression
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
Section 27.1—Cataract Surgery
Section 27.2—Vitreous Surgery
Chapter 28—Eye Transplants
Chapter 29—Amniotic Membrane Grafts
Chapter 30—Artificial Vision Systems
Section 30.1—Retinal Prosthesis
Section 30.2—Bionic Eye
Chapter 31—Low Vision and Blindness Rehabilitation
Section 31.1—Vision Rehabilitation: An Overview
Section 31.2—Impact of Rehabilitation on Quality of Life
Chapter 32—Learning Adaptive Independent Living Skills
Section 32.1—Daily Living Skills
Section 32.2—Reading and Communication
Section 32.3—Social Skill Training
Section 32.4—Vocational Rehabilitation
Chapter 33—Orientation and Mobility Training
Section 33.1—Importance of Orientation and Mobility Training
Section 33.2—Mobile GPS and Electronic Mobility Devices
Section 33.3—Guide Dogs
Chapter 34—White Cane—the Primary Mobility Tool
Chapter 35—Transportation Guide for People with Vision Impairment
Section 35.1—Transport for People with Vision Loss
Section 35.2—Complementary Paratransit System
Chapter 36—Lighting and Home Modification for Vision Loss
Chapter 37—Assistive Devices for Vision Rehabilitation
Section 37.1—Optical and Nonoptical Devices
Section 37.2—New Technologies for Vision Impairment
Chapter 38—Reading and Writing with Braille
Section 38.1—About Braille
Section 38.2—Braille Displays, Notetakers, and Embossers
Section 38.3—Digital Audiobook Players and Braille Book Readers
Chapter 39—Benefits and Support Services for Vision Impairment
Section 39.1—Social Security Disability Insurance
Section 39.2—Medicaid
Section 39.3—Supplemental Security Income
Section 39.4—Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Section 39.5—Disability Benefits for Children
Section 39.6—Housing Assistance
Chapter 40—Access and Rights to Special Education
Section 40.1—Individuals with Disabilities Education Act for Vision Loss
Section 40.2—Individualized Education Program
Section 40.3—Basic Classroom Accommodations and Modifications
Chapter 41—Disability Employment Rights
Section 41.1—Vision Impairments in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Section 41.2—Job Accommodations: Know Your 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
Preface
ABOUT THIS BOOK
Visual impairment refers to any abnormality of the eyes, the optic nerve, or the brain that may result in low or loss of vision. It usually affects one’s visual acuity or visual fields. The most common causes of vision impairment among adults are age-related eye diseases such as cataract, glaucoma, macular degeneration, etc. However, vision loss can also be caused by birth defects. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 4.2 million Americans over 40 years of age suffer from uncorrectable vision impairment and about 1.2 million are blind as of 2012. It is estimated that the numbers could double by 2050 due to the rapidly aging population and increasing chronic diseases.
Visual Impairment and Rehabilitation Sourcebook, First Edition begins with 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 such as amblyopia, cataracts, strabismus, glaucoma, Usher syndrome, etc. are discussed in detail. It offers guidelines for people with visual impairment to lead a quality life. Information about rehabilitation along with the benefits and support system available for people with visual impairment is provided. The book concludes with a directory of resources for further help and information.
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
This book is divided into parts and chapters. Parts focus on broad areas of interest. Chapters are devoted to single topics within a part.
Part 1: Understanding Disability and Visual Impairment begins with an overview on disability, impairment, activity limitation and explains how a visual disability can affect a person. It talks about vision health in detail and provides data and statistics on vision loss and blindness. Information about types of visual impairment is also provided.
Part 2: Conditions Leading t