1 - LV Rehabilitation Flashcards
Importance
-__% rated losing vision as worst possible health outcome
47.4%
Low vision
- define
- implies __
Vision that is not adequate for a person’s needs
Some reduction in BCVA and/or VF
Definition of legal blindness
The BCVA in the better eye is = 20/200
OR, if the VA in that eye is better than 20/200:
VF is = 20 degrees in the widest diameter
Legal blindness definition’s clarification
If acuity is measured with a chart that has lines between 20/100 and 20/200 and no letters can be read on the 20/100 line - pt meets definition of statutory blindness, is considered 20/200 for purposes of SS disability
Benefits of statutory blindness
- not dependent on previous work experience, only household income, also eligible for medicaid
- dependent on work credits earned, 5 yr waiting period, medicare eligible after 2 years, under 65yo
SSI - supplemental security income
SSDI - social security disability insurance
Compared to other disabilities, legal blindness tends to earn __
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Epidemiology
- race with highest overall number
- race with highest percentage
- gender
White
Black
Female
Depression among seniors with vision impairment
- approx __% of those with AMD, __x’s the rate of community-dwelling elderly
- is/not related to VA
- affect on disability
30%, 2x’s
Not VA related
Exacerbates
Depression and rehab
-low vision rehabilitation may have an __ effect
“Anti-depressant”
How cognitive impairment affects
- memory problems
- reorganizing the home
- executive function impairments
Difficult to learn techniques
May disorient
May inhibit initiation of novel ways of task performance
One “good” eye and one “bad” eye can represent __
An intermediate level of vision-related quality of life
