This extraordinary text is a collaboration of material from optometrists & occupational therapists. It is written to provide the occupational therapist with the essential information needed to understand vision problems, as well as evaluate, screen, & manage these problems. It discusses vision problems in the pediatric & acquired brain injury populations. Other topics include vision problems associated with learning disabilities, developmental disabilities, & traumatic brain injury as well as visual field deficits, visual neglect, vision therapy procedures for oculomotility disorders, & effect of vision problems on occupational therapy intervention. Features: First book ever to combine the expertise from an optometrist & occupational therapist. Specific recommendations for direct intervention techniques for a variety of vision problems. Specific recommendations for supportive & compensatory interventions for visual field deficits & visual neglect.
Understanding and Managing Vision Defects : A Guide for Occupational Therapists