Eye Interventions

Question 1

Oculomotor Dysfunction Interventions

Answer 1

• Sticker board to work on organized scanning (similar to walking hallways at Madonna & Rick’s).
• Dynavision to work on organized scanning for visual field deficits; also targets peripheral awareness.
• Brock string exercises with a beaded string. Focuses on convergence.

Question 2

Visual field deficit interventions

Answer 2

• Line guides
• Anchors
• Turning head to affected side of body (hemineglect)
• Prism glasses (diplopia or nystagmus)
• Eye patching for diplopia

Question 3

Low Vision Interventions

Answer 3

• Scanning/organization strategies (compensatory or remedial)
• High-contrast, stickers on, e.g., microwave control panel
• Lighting
• A.T. such as cell phones, computers, virtual assistants, etc.
• Magnification

Question 4

Interventions for Glaucoma

Answer 4

Decreased peripheral vision

• Color/contrast
• Sensory substitution (e.g., tactile aid)
• Magnification
• Organizational strategies

Question 5

Interventions for Cataracts

Answer 5

Blurred vision

• Color/contrast
• Lighting
• Magnification
• Sensory substitution (e.g., tactile aid)
• Organizational strategies

Question 6

Interventions for Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Answer 6

Binocular scatoma

• Eccentric viewing strategies (looking around the blind spot)
• Safety education
• Color/contrast
• Lighting
• Magnification
• Sensory substitution (e.g., tactile aid)