Vision Rehabilitation

Vision Rehabilitation Strategies to Address Vision Loss

Friday June 10, 2011, 1045-1215
Oak

Objectives
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

  • Describe the impact of central vision loss on reading performance.
  • Identify new information about heritable retinal degeneration.
  • Discuss issues related to rehabilitation management of peripheral field loss and barriers to attending vision rehabilitation.

Guest
Donald C. Fletcher, MD		 Moderator
Simon Warner

1045Introduction
Simon Warner
1047Awareness of central field loss in patients with age-related macular degeneration
Donald C. Fletcher
1105Questions
1107Barriers to attending vision rehabilitation: Canadian research and research from other countries
Mary Lousie Jackson
1119Questions
1121The rehabilitation of the low-vision patient with peripheral field deficits
Samuel Markowitz
1133Questions
1235New insights from the study of heritable retinal degeneration
Ian MacDonald
1250Questions
1252The affect of central scotomas on reading
Donald C. Fletcher
1207Questions
1214Closing remarks
Simon Warner


Donald C. Fletcher, MD