Low Vision

Question 1

uncorrected refractive errors are the leading cause of what?

Answer 1

visual impairment

Question 2

What is the leading cause of blindness of middle and low-income countries?

Answer 2

cataracts

Question 3

Leading causes of visual impairment?

Answer 3

age related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma

Question 4

low vision is reduced vision and not…

Answer 4

correctable by glasses, contacts, medicine, or surgery

Question 5

Visual disorder

Answer 5

any disease or pathology that doesn’t necessarily affect a person’s function

Question 6

Visual Impairment

Answer 6

functional loss that results from a visual disorder

Reduced visual acuity, constricted peripheral field, contrast sensitivity loss, photophobia, central vision loss

Question 7

Visual Disability

Answer 7

Limitations in a person’s skills & abilities

Inability to: read, write, drive, self-care, travel, managing finances, seeing people’s faces, preparing meals, etc.

Question 8

Visual Handicap

Answer 8

Psychosocial and economic consequences of vision loss; as well as environmental barriers
Loss of independence or inability to work or social isolation or no street crosswalk or no wheelchair accessible restrooms

Question 9

Legal Blindness

Answer 9

Best corrected visual acuity 20/200 or worse in the better eye (using Snellen acuity charts) or Peripheral Vision less than 20 degrees in the better eye

Question 10

Low Vision (not blindness)

Answer 10

Best corrected visual acuity of 20/70 to LP
Less than 20 degrees of peripheral field
Who uses, or is potentially able to use, vision for the planning and/or execution of a task

Question 11

Blindness is having NO usable vision at all…. AKA

Answer 11

No Light Perception

Question 12

Vision loss and visual impairment is a CONTINUUM which means that…

Answer 12

there is any type or degree of change in vision

Question 13

Is legal blindness is the same as complete blindness?

Answer 13

NO

Question 14

Legal blindness is an impairment that affects which eye?

Answer 14

BOTH

Question 15

Legal Blindness is never…

Answer 15

1 eye

Question 16

Legal blindness is an impairment with _____ correction

Answer 16

BEST. Glasses or contacts

Question 17

How does someone become visually impaired?

Answer 17

congenital, genetic, or acquired conditions

Question 18

Congenital Conditions

Answer 18

Generally develop in children: include Prenatal, perinatal, postnatal injuries or infections, premature birth, optic nerve damage, etc.

Question 19

Genetic Conditions

Answer 19

Generally develop in younger people: Examples include tumors, Stargardt disease, Retinitis Pigmentosa, Oculocutaneous Albinism, Aniridia, etc.

Question 20

Acquired Conditions

Answer 20

Generally develop in older people: hemianopias, traumatic brain injuries, Age related macular degeneration, Cataracts, Diabetic retinopathy, etc.

Question 21

Falls in elderly

Answer 21

visually impaired more at risk

Question 22

Risk factors for falls

Answer 22

medications (4 or more medications polypharmacy)
sedatives, hypnotics, anti-psychotics, anti-depressants, and anti-arrhythmics
muscle weakness
age
disease
prior fall
visual impairment

Question 23

Working age adults (18-65) are …

Answer 23

more frequently admitted to hospitals
experienced more in-patient psychiatric care
mortality rate is 7x greater

Question 24

Low Vision Rehabilitation

Answer 24

Helping patients use their remaining vision and other senses effectively and efficiently by modifying activities that have become difficult due to vision loss

Question 25

Low Vision rehab restores vision to a state of ….

Answer 25

useful function for daily activities through devices, training, and guidance

Question 26

LV Rehab doesn’t _____ impaired vision

Answer 26

RESTORE

Question 27

LV Rehab is mostly used to improve…

Answer 27

patients quality of life

Question 28

Team interactions with other health care providers include:

Answer 28

general or specialty eye care providers, primary care physicians, geriatricians, endocrinologists, pharmacists

Question 29

Primary care optometrists role in low vision rehab

Answer 29

comprehensive eye exam, low vision exam

Question 30

Outcomes of LV Rehab

Answer 30

maintain productive members of society, increase personal independence, decreases amount of government support needed, decreases the amount of family support needed … IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE