Coping With Vision Loss: Maximizing What You Can See and Do - Couverture rigide

Chapman, Bill

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0897933176 ISBN 13 : 9780897933179

Editeur : Hunter House Inc.,U.S., 2001

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book delivers a special promise: partially sighted legally blind persons with severe vision loss can be trained and equipped to function as sighted. The author who has been legally blind for 30 years can read use a computer without a voice synthesizer watch TV from 12 feet away and has driven 700000 miles as a legally blind but licensed driver. His book explains fundamental facts about eyes vision and vision rehab including: ¨ The causes and varieties of diseases that destroy vision such as cataracts diabetic retinopathy glaucoma macular degenration and retinitis pigmentosa. ¨ Skills the partially sighted person must learn getting closer scanning and 'eccentric viewing' using lighting and contrast enhancement to assist vision. ¨ Valuable low vision aids like talking appliances and large print products bioptic glasses for driving and magnification aids for watching television ¨ How others with low vision have coped with eye fatigue and pain emotional problems doctors and treatment The book contains 30 illustrations and is designed for enhanced readability with larger than average type and a binding that lies flat.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Hunter House Inc.,U.S.
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0897933176
• ISBN 13: 9780897933179
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 304
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible