| Description |
1 online resource (274 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Reviewers; Contents; About the Author; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Chapter 1. Normal Function, Impairment, and Disabilities; Introduction; Aspects of Vision Loss; The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health; Domains of Personal Function; The Application of Functional Assessment: Assessment Tools and Empirical Validation; Calculating Impairment; Ocular Anatomy; Anatomy of the Eye; Types of Vision; Visual Impairment and Principles of Assessment; Measurement and Assessment of Visual Loss; Interventions for Rehabilitation |
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Chapter 2. Criteria for Evaluating Permanent Impairment of the Visual SystemIntroduction; Terminology; Visual Impairment and Disability; Functional Vision Score; Uniform Measurement Scales; Principles of Assessment for Permanent Visual Impairment; Elements of a Visual Impairment Evaluation; Visual Acuity Scales; Calculations; Interpretation of Symptoms and Signs; Test Procedures; Assign a Visual Acuity-Based Impairment Rating; Obtain a Functional Acuity Score; Visual Field Scales; Test Procedures; The Visual Field Score; Assigning a Field-Based Impairment Rating |
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Impairment of the Visual SystemEstimating Functional Vision; Calculating an Impairment Rating for The Visual System; Whole Person Impairment (WPI); Visual Acuity Measurement at Near (Reading Acuity); Near Acuity vs Distance Acuity (Reading Acuity vs Letter Chart Acuity); Measurement Guidelines for Reading Acuity (Near-Vision Acuity); Modified Snellen Formula; Chapter 3. Visual Functions, Visual Tasks, and Task Analysis; Introduction; Aspects of Vision Loss and Function; Recognizing a Visual Impairment; Requirements of the Rehabilitation Act; Essential Functions of the Position |
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Essentials of Visual FunctionsThe Prospective Worker; Visual Requirements of a Position; Parameters of Visual Function; Visual Task Analysis; Visual Standards Mandated by the ADA; Development of Visual Standards; General Visual Standards; Steps in Setting Standards; Levels of Evidence; Visual Standards; Aspects of Successful Job Performance; Visual Job Families; Chapter 4. How To Perform Ocular (Vision) Screening; Introduction; Essentials of Visual Functions; General Visual Standards; The Prospective Worker; Ocular (Visual) Screening; Preventive Medicine Guidelines |
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Ocular Screening ActivitiesVisual Acuity; Acuity Measurement Demonstrator; Methods of Visual Testing; Alternate Landolt Ring C -- TNO Test; Test Procedures-Intermediate Visual Acuity; Stereo Depth Perception-Far; Methods of Recording Findings; Color Perception; Horizontal Visual Fields Testing; Lateral Phoria-Far; Vertical Phoria; Risk Analysis/Job Standards; Visual Job Families; Analysis (Pass/Fail); Chapter 5. Visual Disability-The Relationship to Permanent Impairment and Visual Tasks; Introduction; Models of Disablement; Implementation and Clarification of the ADAAA; Major Life Activities |
| Summary |
AMA Guides™ to the Evaluation of Ophthalmic Impairment and Disability will help ophthalmologists and physicians untrained in ophthalmology accurately diagnose visual impairment and disability and better understand how visual impairment can impact everyday |
| Notes |
"Substantially Limited" Standard |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Vision disorders-Diagnosis
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People with visual disabilities-Evaluation
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Vision disorders -- Diagnosis
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Staff, American Medical Association
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| ISBN |
9781603597647 |
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1603597646 |
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