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Low Vision Manual

  • 1st Edition - November 6, 2006
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Ian Bailey
  • Editors: Jonathan Jackson, James Stuart William Wolffsohn
  • Language: English

…this book represents a real milestone for low vision care because it is one of the first low vision books in the world, and the first from the UK, that doesn’t just give lip… Read more

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…this book represents a real milestone for low vision care because it is one of the first low vision books in the world, and the first from the UK, that doesn’t just give lip service to multi-disciplinary collaboration- it has a multi-disciplinary authorship.Barbara Ryan, Research Associate, School of Optometry and Vision Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UKLow Vision Manual is a comprehensive guide and up-to-date reference source, written by clinical and research experts in the fields of disease detection and management; primary and secondary optometric care; low vision optics and prescribing; counselling and rehabilitation. All these areas are explored in this book in four key sections:Section One: Definition of low vision and its epidemiologySection Two: The measurement of visual function of the visually impairedSection Three: The optics and practical tips on prescribing low vision aidsSection Four: Rehabilitation strategies and techniquesThis is an important reference tool for all professionals involved with the visually impaired. The book covers everything a practitioner will need on a day-to-day basis. Clear layout with practical tips, worked examples and practical pearls will enable the front-line eye-care professional to provide patients with sound, research-based clinical care and rehabilitation.An essential reference for:• Ophthalmology• Optometry• Orthoptics• Ophthalmic nursing• Visual rehabilitation• Occupational therapy• Social work• Peer work• Psychology• Dispensing opticians

Key features

In Section one, low vision and its epidemiology are defined.
The measurement of visual function of the visually impaired is covered in Section two.
In Section three, low vision aids, from simple hand magnifiers to electronic vision enhancement systems, are described from their optics to practical tips on prescribing.
Rehabilitation strategies and techniques are discussed in Section four.
Written by clinical and research experts in the fields of: disease detection and management; primary and secondary optometric care; low vision optics and prescribing; counselling and rehabilitation.

Readership

All professionals involved with the visually impaired, including ophthalmologists, optometrists, dispensing opticians, orthoptists, ophthalmic nurses, rehabilitation workers, occupational therapists, social workers, peer workers and psychologists

Table of contents

Ophthalmology for low vision
Epidemiology of low vision
Visual impairment in the young
Visual impairment in the working age person
Visual impairment in the elderly
Low vision assessment
The psychology of low vision
Refracting the low-vision patient
The assessment of visual function
The assessment of functional vision
Low vision hardware
Magnification
Hand magnifiers - advantages and disadvantages
Stand magnifiers - advantages and disadvantages
Spectacle magnifiers - advantages and disadvantages
Telescopes magnifiers - advantages and disadvantages
Electronic vision enhancement systems
Non-optical and sensorial aids
Low vision rehabilitation
Rehabilitation services
Low-vision therapy
Functional visual loss
Rehabilitation: a multidisciplinary approach

Review quotes

“This book is a welcome addition to any optometrist’s library. It is useful for undergraduates, pre-registration graduates, low-vision specialists and in fact any optometrists. It may also be a useful reference tool for rehabilitation workers, social workers, occupational therapists and anyone working within the visual impairment field. With the increasingly ageing population it will be virtually impossible for any practising optometrist to avoid seeing a visually impaired patient.”

Optician / 15.06.07 / pg. 40

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: January 5, 2007
  • Language: English

About the editors

JJ

Jonathan Jackson

Affiliations and expertise
Ophthalmology & Vision Science, Queen's University Belfast, UK

JW

James Stuart William Wolffsohn

Professor James S. Wolffsohn is the head of both the School of Optometry and the Department of Audiology at Aston University. His main research areas are the development and evaluation of ophthalmic instrumentation, myopia management, contact lenses, intraocular lenses, presbyopia and the tear film. He is a National Teaching Fellow, has published more than 325 peer-reviewed papers, and has presented at numerous international conferences. He is the Academic Chair and a past president of the British Contact Lens Association.

He chaired the BCLA Contact Lens Evidence-based Academic Reports (CLEAR), is on the Executive Board of TFOS, was a harmoniser and sub-committee chair for TFOS DEWS II & TFOS Lifestyle reports. Further, he is the International Myopia Institute’s Chief Scientific Officer, and was joint-Chair of their white papers. Professor Wolffsohn holds the BCLA Medal (2021) and AAOptom Glenn Fry Award (2022).

Affiliations and expertise
Head, School of Optometry and Department of Audiology, Aston University, UK

About the author

IB

Ian Bailey

Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Optometry and Vision Science, Vision Science Graduate Program, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, USA

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