| Friday, July 30 |
10:15 am - 12:15 pm
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Track 3
305 - Working with the Older Adult with Low Vision
Debra Sokol-McKay , MS, CVRT, CLVT, CDE, OTR/L, SCLV
According to the American Foundation for the Blind, there are
6.5 million Americans age 55 and older who are blind or severely visually impaired. This population is expected to more than double by the year 2030, when the last generation of baby-boomers reaches age 65. It is imperative that health care professionals understand the range of functional losses resulting from vision impairment and how to develop a screening tool to identify persons with vision loss and begin to ascertain their difficulties and needs. Some simple but valuable interventions can assist persons with vision loss on the road to greater independence.
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