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LOW VISION ORTHOTIC REHABILITATION Course Sheet Academic Year of enrolment:
Professor and Collaborators:
Hours of classroom activity:
Prerequisites:
Know the main pathologies causing low vision and the main visual rehabilitation techniques.
Objectives
Extended Syllabus Part One VISUAL IMPAIRMENT AND REHABILITATION: AN OVERALL LOOK
• Regulation and organization of a low vision centre
• Figures that relate to the low vision center
• Evaluation of the visually impaired patient and drafting of the personalized rehabilitation program
Part Two OPERATIONAL INDICATIONS FOR VISUAL REHABILITATION
• The rehabilitation intervention is diversified based on the patient's age: developmental age - school age - adulthood
Part Three ASSESS TO REHABILITATE
• Typhlodidactic Aids
• Tactile book
• Introduction to Braille
Part Four TECHNOLOGY APPLIED TO LOW VISION
• Pathophysiology and electrophysiology of the visual system
• Micro perimetry in the evaluation and rehabilitation of visually impaired patients
• Instrumental rehabilitation: various tools compared
Recommended Bibliography "Visual Rehabilitation Manual for the blind and visually impaired" C. Martinoli, E. Delfino; Preface E. Balestrazzi Franco Angeli publisher
"Low vision: the foundations and practice" Luigi Lupelli Medica Books
Teaching Methods Frontal lessons.
Obligation to attend 75% of the total hours
Evaluation methods Verification of learning:
Verification of learning through oral exam
Contacts/More Information Available for interview upon request via email