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Sports Vision
Vision Care for the Enhancement of Sports Performance
- 2nd Edition - November 27, 2020
- Author: Graham B. Erickson
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 7 5 5 4 3 - 6
From basic eye care services to visual performance training, this evidence-based resource explores a range of sports vision services, including assessment and treatment procedures,… Read more
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Request a sales quoteFrom basic eye care services to visual performance training, this evidence-based resource explores a range of sports vision services, including assessment and treatment procedures, outcome expectations, and applications to a variety of sports. Optometrists, ophthalmologists, and sports medicine practitioners will find a thorough review and discussion of the role of vision care in an athlete's performance, as well as practical recommendations for applying current research findings to clinical practice.
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Contains practical, clinically oriented chapters on visual assessment, prescribing, and ocular injuries in athletes.
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Takes a task analysis approach allowing the reader to develop solid reasoning skills and evaluate information needed for clinical practice.
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Includes a new chapter on Assessment and Management of Sports-Related Concussion.
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Features visual aids throughout including photographs, tables, and boxes to help clarify and visualize important concepts.
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Addresses sports vision training approaches and updated digital options reflecting the collaboration between athletic trainers, optometrists, and ophthalmologists in helping optimize vision in athletes.
optometry students; optometrists
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Introduction to Sports Vision
- Overview of Terminology
- Historical Perspective
- Overview of a Clinical Model of Sports Vision
- The Future of Sports Vision
- Chapter 2. Visual Task Analysis in Sports
- General Visual Characteristics of the Sport or Activity
- Environmental Analysis in Sports and Recreation
- Visual Task Analysis Examples
- Chapter 3. Visual Information Processing in Sports
- Information Processing Model for Sports Performance
- Perceptual Mechanism
- Decision Mechanism
- Effector Mechanism
- Application of the Information Processing Model to Batting in Baseball
- Optometry/Ophthalmology and Visual Information Processing
- Chapter 4. Visual Performance Evaluation
- Case History
- Perceptual Mechanism
- Decision Mechanism
- Effector Mechanism
- Developing a Sports Vision Evaluation
- Chapter 5. Sports Vision Screening and Report Strategies
- Developing a Sports Vision Screening
- Conducting the Sports Vision Screening
- Generating Reports for Sports Vision Screenings and Sports Vision Evaluations
- Chapter 6. Prescribing for the Athlete
- Refractive Compensation
- Nonprotective Sports Eyewear
- Protective Eyewear
- Prescribing Filters and Performance Sun Eyewear
- Contact Lenses
- Refractive Surgery
- Chapter 7. Management of Sport-Related Ocular Injuries and Concussion
- Preparticipation Physical Examination
- Management of Sport-Related Ocular Injuries
- Risks of Ocular Injury by Sport Type
- Overview of Ocular Injury Management
- Follow-Up Comanagement
- Management of Sport-Related Concussion
- Chapter 8. Sports Vision Training
- Areas of Sports Vision Training
- Overview of Sports Vision Training
- Vision Skill Remediation and Enhancement
- Decision Mechanism
- Effector Mechanism
- Nutrition and Visual Performance
- Chapter 9. Sports Vision Practice Development
- Internal Marketing
- Marketing Opportunities Before the Patient Enters the Office
- Marketing in the Reception Room
- Communication During Patient History and Pretesting
- The Doctor's Examination
- External Marketing
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
- Appendix C
- Appendix D
- Index
- No. of pages: 292
- Language: English
- Edition: 2
- Published: November 27, 2020
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323755436
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Graham B. Erickson
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Optometry, Pacific University College of Optometry, Forest Grove, OR, USARead Sports Vision on ScienceDirect