Low Vision: Assessment and Educational Needs

About the Book

The population of people with low vision is increasing. Services are needed to meet their needs for education and rehabilitation. Clinical measurements of vision do not correlate with how a person uses vision. Low-vision service in many developing countries is of recent origin. Many primary eye-care providers in developing countries may not understand the importance of low-vision rehabilitation service and do not carry out the functional vision assessment. Hence the functional vision assessment and developing visual efficiency depend on the educators and rehabilitation professionals. This book describes the vision assessment using simple techniques and functional vision assessment procedure. Visual efficiency, the ability to use vision effectively can be developed by instructional strategies and environmental adaptations. This book describes the techniques with illustrations. The use of optical devices may require a structured practice. The readers will understand that efficiency in the use of optical devices may help the low-vision child’s academic success. This guide addresses that decision about reading medium of low-vision students is based on the structure of impairment and the sensory capabilities. The book also includes the educational needs of low-vision students. This book can be taken as a well-organized guide and textbook for teachers, researchers, parents, and low-vision persons themselves.

About the Author

Dr.G.Victoria Naomi is the Professor, Department of Special Education, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore, India. She has been in the field for over three decades having wide and rich experience in teaching children with Visual Impairment in inclusive settings. She has undertaken various researches in the field of special education. She has authored nine books and published over 100 articles in the field of Special Education with primary focus in the area of blindness and low vision.