Clinical Assessment of Low Vision Flashcards
What are the care process in low vision?
Patient history
Ocular examination
Visual examination
Supplemental testing
Management of visual impairment
Ocular examination consist of? (a-e)
Slit-lamp observation
Ophthalmoscopy
What are the Patient history review?
Ocular History
Visual function
Medical history
Social history
Specific goals and needs
Give at least 5 Ocular history
Diagnosis and onset symptoms
Past, current or planned surgeries or treatment
Stability of vision
Family history pf eye disease
Previous history of eye disease or vision problems
Current pr previous use of spectacles, cl, lv aids
Px understanding of cision condition and implication for functioning
Give at least 5 Visual Functioning
Ability to read print and specific reading needs
Other near visual abilities and needs
Intermidiate visual abilities and needs
Distance visual ability and needs
Independent travel ability and needs
Ability to read print and specific reading needs example:
Bank statement
Bills
Magazine
Other near visual ability and needs example:
Writing, sewing, activities of daily living
Intermediate visual ability and needs example:
computer, reading, music
Independent travel ability and needs
Driving, yse if public transpo
Quantifies the degree of high contrast vision loss and cleary identified the patient’s Visual Impairment as it related to CC
Visual Acuity
Measure VA allows you to?
Monitor stability of progression of disease
Assess eccentric viewing posture and skills
Teach basic concept and skills
What charts use in Distance VA?
Snellen chart, Feinbloom, Bailey-lovie, Etdrs
Appropriae distances for DVA?
10 feet
2 meters
5feet
What happen if they cannot read DVA at 1 meter?
They no longer have Distance VA
How to assess Distance Visual Acuity Measurement? Give 5
Use appropriate visual chart
Use appropriate testing distance
Evaluate essentric viewing techniques
Assess effect of illumination
Record measutement of very poor vision HM LP NLP
What is the testing distance of low vision patient in snellen chart?
4m
3m
2m
1m
Testing distance is the distance at which the letter is held. Leter size represents the distance at which this leter must be held to enable the px with normal vision to read.
Snellen chart
It is a type of chart where a unit of measure must be consistent. Test yse in feet, letter must be in feet only.
Snellen chart