VISUAL SKILLS Flashcards
TRUE OR FALSE
Vision rehab will improve vision and enhance remaining vision
FALSE
Vision rehab will not improve vision but will enhance remaining vision
17 Essential visual skills
- Eye movement control
- Simultaneous focus at distance
- Sustaining focus at distance
- Simultaneous focus at near
- Sustaining focus at near
- Simultaneous eye alignment at distance
- Sustaining eye alignment at distance
- Simultaneous eye alignment at near
- Sustaining eye alignment at neaer
- Central Visual Acuity
- Peripheral Vision
- Depth Awareness
- Color perception
- Gross Visual-Motor Skills
- Fine visual-motor skills
- Visual Perception
- Visual Integration
conscious ability to move both eyes in a certain direction
Eye movement control
Test for eye movement control
motility test
both eyes able to focus, simultaneously, on an object/area in the distance
Simultaneous focus at distance
both eyes maintaining the focus of an object/area in the distance
Sustaining focus at distance
both eyes being able to focus at the same time at an object/area at near
Simultaneous focus at near
both eyes maintaining the focus of an object/area at near
Sustaining focus at near
both eyes simultaneously directed at an object in the distance
Simultaneous eye alignment at distance
the ability to keep both eyes looking at the same object in the distance
sustaining eye alignment at distance
both eyes looking at the same object at near.
Simultaneous eye alignment at near
ability to keep both eyes looking at the same object at near
Sustaining eye alignment at near
a measure of how small of an object a person can see at a given distance
Central visual acuity
area visible to the eyes outside of central vision
Peripheral vision
Extent of visual field
Peripheral vision
TRUE OR FALSE
Hindi allowed maging driver kapag narrow ang visual field
True
Example of tests for peripheral vision/visual field
Amsler grid testconfrontation test
the ability to judge distances or depth, ability to perceive distances between objects in three dimensions
Depth awareness
ability to perceive and distinguish different colors, most notably red, green, yellow, blue
Color perception
Color perception is the ability to perceive and distinguish different colors, most notably _____,____,_____,______.
red, green, yellow, blue
one’s ability to control large muscles of the body for activities such as pointing at an object, catching or throwing a ball, stepping over an obstacle etc
Gross visual-motor skills
one’s ability to control small muscles of the body such as hands and fingers while writing or drawing etc.
Fine visual-motor skills
eye-hand coordination is also known as
visual-motor skill
2 visual skills important in gaming
Gross visual-motor skills
Fine visual-motor skills
ability to interpret information derived from the eyes relative to a person’s surroundings
Visual perception
ability to integrate information from the eyes with the other senses, also the tying together of multiple visual skills
Visual integration
Visual skill involving both eyes and brain
Visual Perception
Visual Integration
VISUAL SKILLS USED IN FUNCTIONAL VISION
Fixation
Tracking
Scanning
Discrimination of objects
DIscrimination of details to identify actions and match objects
Discrimination of details in pictures
Identification and perception of patterns numbers and words
Awareness and Attention to Objects; is a px aware of the target presented
Fixation
Following moving objects with the eye or head; eye following moving object; pag gumalaw head to follow object - indication of limited field of vision
Tracking
Accurately moving eye from 1 object to another; used when reading/writing
Scanning
Recognizing the general contour of an object; at least kayang mag identify ng difference of: tao from animal, tao from statue
Discrimination of objects
Identifying the features of an objects; identify in detail; ex: who? what expression? what gesture?
Discrimination of details to identify actions and match objects
Gaining information from pictures; px can determine posters
Discrimination of Details in Pictures
Matching letters and numbers by the similar or different features of them; for pedia px
Identification and Perception of Patterns, Numbers, and Words
- To know the distance where the object is recognized
- To know if the patient uses his sense of sight or using other senses
Fixation
To know if the patient can follow objects at different positions of gaze
To know if the patient can follow the moving objects without losing
Tracking
To know if the patient has difficulty from changing fixation from 1 point to another
Scanning
To know if the patient can discriminate between people and objects
Discrimination of Objects
To know if vision can provide information to recognize people, identify expressions and body gestures
Discrimination of Details to Identify Actions and Match Objects
To know if the patient can get information from posters, advertisements or in books
Discrimination of Details in Pictures
To know if the patient can discriminate between similar and different shapes and letters
Identification and Perception of Patterns, Numbers, and Words
VISUAL SKILLS EXERCISES TO ENHANCE VISUAL FUNCTIONING
Fixation exercises
Tracking exercises
Scanning exercises
Spotting exercises
Eccentric-viewing exercises
