Vision Rehabilitation : Multidisciplinary Care of the Patient Following Brain Injury

Providing the information required to understand, advocate for, and supply post-acute vision rehabilitative care following brain injury, Vision Rehabilitation: Multidisciplinary Care of the Patient Following Brain Injury bridges the gap between theory and practice. It presents clinical information and scientific literature supporting the diagnostic and therapeutic strategies applied in a comprehensive overview of current diagnostic and treatment strategies in adult post-brain injury vision rehabilitation.Includes a foreword by Dr. Sue Barry Because post-brain injury rehabilitation works best in a team setting where the entire person can be treated, this text has been carefully designed as a multidisciplinary resource with an emphasis on models for working with the rehabilitation team. The book covers a myriad of topics such as post-brain injury vision rehabilitation; eye movements; binocular dysfunction; visual field loss; visual-spatial neglect; shifts in visual egocenter affecting balance and coordination; visual-vestibular interactions; central vs. peripheral visual attention; as well as deficits in object perception, visual memory, and visual cognition. The book details models that vision specialists working with the rehabilitation team can use to achieve the best success for the patient in rehabilitation; vision rehabilitation concepts and the science from which they have been developed; examples of therapeutic exercises; practice management information for the post-brain injury vision rehabilitation practice; and information on the legal process in which one frequently becomes involved in this type of work. Edited by eminent clinicians, the book highlights the work of contributors who are well-respected academicians and researchers, bringing together the clinical information that enables everyone involved in a brain injury case to grasp the diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. Providing the information required to understand, advocate for, and supply post-acute vision rehabilitative care following brain injury, Vision Multidisciplinary Care of the Patient Following Brain Injury bridges the gap between theory and practice. It presents clinical information and scientific literature supporting the diagnostic and therapeutic strategies applied in a comprehensive overview of current diagnostic and treatment strategies in adult post-brain injury vision rehabilitation. Includes a foreword by Dr. Sue Barry Because post-brain injury rehabilitation works best in a team setting where the entire person can be treated, this text has been carefully designed as a multidisciplinary resource with an emphasis on models for working with the rehabilitation team. The book covers a myriad of topics such as post-brain injury vision rehabilitation; eye movements; binocular dysfunction; visual field loss; visual-spatial neglect; shifts in visual egocenter affecting balance and coordination; visual-vestibular interactions; central vs. peripheral visual attention; as well as deficits in object perception, visual memory, and visual cognition. The book details models that vision specialists working with the rehabilitation team can use to achieve the best success for the patient in rehabilitation; vision rehabilitation concepts and the science from which they have been developed; examples of therapeutic exercises; practice management information for the post-brain injury vision rehabilitation practice; and information on the legal process in which one frequently becomes involved in this type of work. Edited by eminent clinicians, the book highlights the work of contributors who are well-respected academicians and researchers, bringing together the clinical information that enables everyone involved in a brain injury case to grasp the diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. Ch. 1. What is vision rehabilitation following brain injury? / Penelope S. Suter [and others] ch. 2. The interdisciplinary approach to vision rehabilitation following brain injury / Amy Berryman and Karen G. Rasavage ch. 3. Neural substrates of vision / Richard Helvie ch. 4. Spatial vision / Robert B. Sanet and Leonard J. Press ch. 5. Evaluation and treatment of visual field loss and visual-spatial neglect / Neil W. Margolis ch. 6. Egocentric localization : normal and abnormal aspects / Kenneth J. Ciuffreda and Diana P. Ludlam ch. 7. The use of lenses to improve quality of life following brain injury / Paul A. Harris ch. 8. Photophobia, light, and color in acquired brain injury / Cathy D. Stern ch. 9. The vestibular system : anatomy, function, dysfunction, assessment, and rehabilitation / Velda L. Bryan ch. 10. Evaluation and treatment of vision and motor dysfunction following acquired brain injury from occupational therapy and neuro-optometry perspectives / Janet M. Powell and Nancy G. Torgerson ch. 11. Acquired brain injury and visual information processing deficits / Sidney Groffman ch. 12. Vision examination of patients with neurological disease and injury / Thomas Politzer and Penelope S. Suter ch. 13. Successfully incorporating vision rehabilitation into the primary care vision practice / Allen H. Cohen ch. 14. Advocating for your patient in the legal system / Joseph Kiel. "Providing all of the necessary information required to provide post-acute vision rehabilitative care following brain injury, this multidisciplinary book bridges the gap between theory and practice and presents clinical information and scientific literature supporting the diagnostic and therapeutic strategies applied. It covers all areas of vision care including the structure and function of the eye, organization of visual perception in the brain, and rehabilitation concepts applied to the visual system. It offers cutting-edge research, prescribing lenses and prisms, and therapy techniques that will enable even the experienced clinician to provide enhanced care to the brain injury patient"--Provided by publisher. Ce livre fait le pont entre la théorie et la pratique quant aux pratiques reliées à la rééducation visuelle chez les personnes ayant eu un traumatisme crânien. Différents sujets sont traités comme: la structure et les fonctions de l'œil, l'organisation de la perception visuelle dans le cerveau et les concepts de réadaptation appliqués à la vision