AOTA

This course is brought to you by AOTA and The Lighthouse Guild

Authors:

Yu-Pin Hsu, EdD, OT, SCLV and Roy G. Cole, OD, FAAO

Editor:

Annemarie O’Hearn, MPA

Earn .2 AOTA CEU (2.5 NBCOT PDU/2 contact hour)

This program provides instruction on vision screening strategies and assessment tools that occupational therapists can use to identify vision problems and determine how vision loss may be affecting client’s activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL). Findings from a basic vision assessment help in formulating functional goals and appropriate interventions that address identified impairments and improve client’s occupational performance.

This course provides a solid approach for conducting a basic vision assessment including vision history, eye dominance, visual acuity, contract sensitivity, peripheral visual field, central visional field and preferred retinal locus (PRL), reading performance and handwriting performance.

Photos, video clips and downloadable handouts with instructions for functional visual assessments are provided.

Learning Objectives:

After completing the program, learners will be able to conduct a basic functional vision assessment which includes:

·Screening for vision problems to determine the need for further vision assessment and intervention

·Administering common standardized assessment tools specific to low vision.

·Interpreting and synthesizing assessment data into goal writings and intervention plans.

Content Focus:  Category 2: Process of OT; Evaluation and Intervention