Vision Rehabilitation

Multidisciplinary Care of the Patient Following Brain Injury
Herausgeber: Suter, Penelope S.; Harvey, Lisa H.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Examining post-acute care for vision rehabilitation following brain injury, this multidisciplinary book combines theory and practice, presenting clinical information and scientific literature to support the diagnostic and therapeutic strategies discussed. It covers all areas of vision care including the structure and function of the eye, organization of visual perception in the brain, and general concepts of vision rehabilitation. It offers cutting-edge research, prescribing lenses and prisms and therapy techniques that will enable even the experienced clinician to provide enhanced care to the brain injury patient.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 546
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Februar 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 34mm
• Gewicht: 977g
• ISBN-13: 9781439836552
• ISBN-10: 1439836558
• Artikelnr.: 29955991

Autorenporträt

Penelope S. Suter, O.D., Consultant, Centre for Neuro Skills, Bakersfield, California, USA Lisa Harvey, O.D., Private Practice, Ft. Bragg, California, USA

Inhaltsangabe

What Is Vision Rehabilitation Following Brain Injury? The Interdisciplinary
Approach to Vision Rehabilitation Following Brain Injury. Neural Substrates
of Vision. Evaluation and Treatment of Visual Field Loss and Visual Spatial
Neglect. Egocentric Localization: Normal and Abnormal Aspects. The Use of
Lenses to Improve Quality of Life Following Brain Injury. Photophobia,
Light, and Color in Acquired Brain Injury. The Vestibular System: Anatomy,
Function, Dysfunction, Assessment, and Rehabilitation. Evaluation and
Treatment of Vision and Motor Dysfunction Following Acquired Brain Injury
from Occupational Therapy and Neuro-Optometry Perspectives. Acquired Brain
Injury and Visual Information Processing Deficits. Vision Examination of
Patients with Neurological Disease and Injury. Sucessfully Incorporating
Vision Rehabilitation into the Primary Care Practice. Advocating for Your
Patient in the Legal System. Glossary. Index.