Exam 1 Flashcards
Describe impairment
The deterioration of or weakening of the function of the organ or part
Give an example of impairment
Macular degeneration impairs the macula
Describe disability
When you are impaired and you can’t do your job
Describe a handy cap
You lose function because you are impaired
Moderate visual impairment is described as
Being worse than 20/60 OR 20/70 worse
Does vision impairment mean legal blindness?
NO
Word for word what is criteria 2.02?
Loss of visual acuity: remaining vision in the better eye after best correction is 20/200 or less
Word for word what is criteria 2.03A
Contraction of the visual field in the better eye: the whitest diameter subtending an angle around the point of fixation, no greater than 20°
If you CANNOT read ANY letters on 10/50 line but you can read on the 10/60 or 10/80 are you LEGALLY blind?
Yes
If you are 10/60+1, are you legally blind?
NO
If you are 20/63-2/+1 are you legally blind?
NO
If you are 20/125+1 are you legally blind based on ETDRS chart?
NO
A stimulus on perimeter is 19 dB is this dimmer or bright?
Dimmer
The Framington study tested which group?
Middle class white ppl
The Beaver Dam study tested what group?
Wisconsin white