:multidisciplinary care of the patient following brain injury
/ edited by Penelope S. Suter, Lisa H. Harvey
Boca Raton [Florida]
: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group,
, 2011.
xviii, 514 pages, [12] pages of plates
: illustrations (some color)
; 24 cm.
Print - Electronic
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Providing all of the necessary information required to provide post-acute vision rehabilitative care following brain injury, this multidisciplinary book bridges the gap between theory and practice and presents clinical information and scientific literature supporting the diagnostic and therapeutic strategies applied. It covers all areas of vision care including the structure and function of the eye, organization of visual perception in the brain, and rehabilitation concepts applied to the visual system. 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"--Provided by publisher.
What is vision rehabilitation following brain injury? -- The interdisciplinary approach to vision rehabilitation following brain injury -- Neural substrates of vision -- Spatial vision -- Evaluation and treatmennt 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 -- Successfully incorporating rehabilitation into the primary care vision practice -- Advocating for your patient in the legal system.
Visual agnosia--Patients--Rehabilitation
People with visual disabilities--Rehabilitation
Visual training.
Brain damage--Complications
Vision Disorders--rehabilitation
Brain Injuries--complications
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Suter, Penelope S
Harvey, Lisa H
ایران
Vision Rehabilitation: Multidisciplinary Care of the Patient Following Brain Injury