Author: Publisher:
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Category : Blindness
Languages : en
Pages : 2
Book Description
VA Research on Vision Loss
Author: Making Eye Health a Population Health Imperative
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309439981
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 587
Book Description
The ability to see deeply affects how human beings perceive and interpret the world around them. For most people, eyesight is part of everyday communication, social activities, educational and professional pursuits, the care of others, and the maintenance of personal health, independence, and mobility. Functioning eyes and vision system can reduce an adult's risk of chronic health conditions, death, falls and injuries, social isolation, depression, and other psychological problems. In children, properly maintained eye and vision health contributes to a child's social development, academic achievement, and better health across the lifespan. The public generally recognizes its reliance on sight and fears its loss, but emphasis on eye and vision health, in general, has not been integrated into daily life to the same extent as other health promotion activities, such as teeth brushing; hand washing; physical and mental exercise; and various injury prevention behaviors. A larger population health approach is needed to engage a wide range of stakeholders in coordinated efforts that can sustain the scope of behavior change. The shaping of socioeconomic environments can eventually lead to new social norms that promote eye and vision health. Making Eye Health a Population Health Imperative: Vision for Tomorrow proposes a new population-centered framework to guide action and coordination among various, and sometimes competing, stakeholders in pursuit of improved eye and vision health and health equity in the United States. Building on the momentum of previous public health efforts, this report also introduces a model for action that highlights different levels of prevention activities across a range of stakeholders and provides specific examples of how population health strategies can be translated into cohesive areas for action at federal, state, and local levels.
The Vision Center of Excellence
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Subcommittee on Oversight and InvestigationsPublisher:
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Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
21st Century VA Independent Study Course: Visual Impairment and Blindness, Vision Loss, Eye Pathologies, Training Programs, Low Vision, Blind Rehabilitation, Psychological and Family Implications
Author: Department of Veterans AffairsPublisher:
ISBN: 9781549605925
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
The Veterans Administration (VA) Independent Study Course on visual impairment and blindness is designed to provide primary care practitioners with an introduction to the pathologies that lead to sight loss, their functional implications, appropriate method of referrals, training programs, and special considerations for interactions with visually impaired individuals. After completing this independent study, participants would be able to: define legal blindness; describe the causes of sight loss; delineate the functional implications of vision loss; delineate the psycho/social impact of vision loss on the veteran; outline the role of the Visual Impairment Services Team (VIST) in the treatment of legally blind veterans and the referral process; describe the special personal and environmental considerations needed for visually impaired patients; describe the special medical considerations needed for visually impaired patients; describe the primary care practitioner's role in assisting veterans in establishing well-grounded claims for disability related to the loss of vision; and describe compensation and pension benefits provided for veterans with eye disabilities. After completing this independent study, you should be able to: state the definition of legal blindness; be able to: associate eye diseases with their visual implications; be able to: demonstrate insight into the functional and Psycho/Social implications of sight-loss; know when referrals to VIST are indicated; understand the process for making appropriate referrals; and understand the importance of training at a VA Blind Rehabilitation facility.
Report on Visual Impairment Services Teams, April 1, 1971 - June 30, 1971
Author: Clinical Trials in Vision Research
Author: National Institutes of Health (U.S.)Publisher:
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Category : Vision
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Visual Impairments
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309083486
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
When children and adults apply for disability benefits and claim that a visual impairment has limited their ability to function, the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) is required to determine their eligibility. To ensure that these determinations are made fairly and consistently, SSA has developed criteria for eligibility and a process for assessing each claimant against the criteria. Visual Impairments: Determining Eligibility for Social Security Benefits examines SSA's methods of determining disability for people with visual impairments, recommends changes that could be made now to improve the process and the outcomes, and identifies research needed to develop improved methods for the future. The report assesses tests of visual function, including visual acuity and visual fields whether visual impairments could be measured directly through visual task performance or other means of assessing disability. These other means include job analysis databases, which include information on the importance of vision to job tasks or skills, and measures of health-related quality of life, which take a person-centered approach to assessing visual function testing of infants and children, which differs in important ways from standard adult tests.
Research Advances
Author: United States. Veterans Health Administration. Office of Research & DevelopmentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medical care
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Research Programs
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Subcommittee on HealthPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Vision and Its Disorders
Author: United States. National Advisory Neurological Diseases and Blindness Council. Subcommittee on Vision and Its DisordersPublisher:
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Category : Eye
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description