Out of Sight, Not Out of Mind (häftad)
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Häftad (Paperback / softback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
226
Utgivningsdatum
2011-12-12
Upplaga
Updtd & Exp Ver ed.
Förlag
American Printing House for the Blind
Medarbetare
Miller, Jennifer E. (red.)
Illustrationer
Illustrations
Dimensioner
254 x 178 x 12 mm
Vikt
400 g
Antal komponenter
1
Komponenter
Paperback
ISBN
9780891284857

Out of Sight, Not Out of Mind

Personal and Professionals Perspectives on Age-Related Macular Degeneration

av Lindy Bergman, The Chicago Lighthouse, Jennifer E Miller
Häftad,  Engelska, 2011-12-12
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Out of Sight, Not Out of Mind presents a personal account of living successfully with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), combined with powerful new information on effective service delivery. Ninety-three-year old Lindy Bergman illustrates the ways in which life with low vision can be lived with independence, dignity, and personal satisfaction. Also included are highly informative chapters, written by the world-renowned experts fromThe Chicago Lighthouse for People Who are Blind or Visually Impaired, encompassing the latest information about the causes and treatment of AMD; a concise, informative overviews of the effects of aging on vision, the emotional and psychological components of vision loss and the integration of the individual's psychological recovery into low vision service delivery; and a cutting-edge model of rehabilitation that meets the challenges of service provision today. Foreword by Jonathan Safran Foer, award-winning author ofEverything Is Illuminated and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.
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Innehållsförteckning

foreword: how we choose to see it

about the contributors

part 1 personal experiences out of sight, not out of mind-lindy bergman's story

preface

1 gaining a sense of amd

2 look at it this way

3 keeping your body as healthy as your mind

4 life with less vision, and how to move forward

5 consider the family

6 a note to loved ones

afterword: a point of view

part 2 professional perspectives

prologue

7 vision and aging: general and clinical perspectives

8 age-related macular degeneration: causes and current medical perspectives

9 emotional and psychological reactions to age-related macular degeneration

10 the low vision eye exam: what to expect

11 integrating low vision rehabilitation and assistive technology

12 the impact of macular degeneration: an epilogue

appendix: age-related macular degeneration guide

resources

index

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