Near Point Visual Tasks For The Partially Sighted Individual.

The low vision patient faces many obstacles in everyday life.
Whether the reduced vision occurs at birth or later in life, the
individual must adapt both physically and psychologically. Like
any other person with a disability or handicap, there are several
resources of help for the low vision patient. Certainly, no
single professional can provide all aspects of treatment, and the
patient must determine what rehabilitative service will be most
helpful. The role of the optometrist is to prescribe low
vision aids, provide instruction to insure proper use of these
aids, and appropriate referral to other rehabilitative specialists
if necessary so that the low vision patient can enjoy
participation in everyday activities. The purpose of this project is to put together near point items
that an individual is exposed to in everyday life. The items in
the manual will have the print size next to it so that no
guessing wi1l be necessary. If a low vision patient has a
specific near point task that they wish to see, an example of the
task will be present in the manual. Having the near task in
front of the patient will also avoid over or under prescribing an
aid for a specific near point task.