Visual Interventions

Question 1

What is the prevalence of visual impairments post stroke?

Answer 1

72%

Question 2

What are the 3 main approaches for treating visual field loss?

Answer 2

Compensation (most favorable)

Substitution

Restoration

Question 3

What is a compensation intervention for visual field loss?

Answer 3

Scanning and search training

Question 4

What is a substitution treatment for visual field loss?

Answer 4

Prisms

Question 5

What is the compensatory treatment for ocular motility deficits?

Answer 5

Adaptive head postures and increase in lighting

Question 6

What is the substitution treatment for ocular motility deficits?

Answer 6

Prisms to reduce Diplopia

Question 7

What is the restoration treatment for ocular motility deficits?

Answer 7

Vergence exercise

Question 8

How can you test contrast sensitivity?

Answer 8

Pelli-Robson contrast sensitivity test (similar to snellens)

Question 9

How can you test visual fixation/attention testing?

Answer 9

Warren fixation test (look at pen and then my nose)

Question 10

How can you test ocular alignment/ROM testing?

Answer 10

Double H

Convergence

Question 11

How can you test depth perception?

Answer 11

Straw and stirrer test