Healthy Vision
The Medical Consumer Health Information Program and Occupational Therapy encourages Healthy Vision. Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation and Occupational Therapy at Rancho presented a grand rounds on the Treatment of Visual-Perceptual Dysfunction in Selected Neurological Disorders, presented by resident specialists.
Healthy Vision Resources
From the Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association's International
website -
Rehabilitation Professional’s Guide to Post Trauma Vision Syndrome
and Visual Midline Shift Syndrome
http://www.NORA.cc/
The neuro-optometric program at Rancho is for inpatients undergoing a rehabilitation program. See Neuro-Optometric Program at Rancho for details.
The following related Rancho publications are available for consumers:
If you would like to use these in your own setting, please feel free to reprint them and kindly reference Rancho.
Occupational Therapists help people with low vision to live independently and safely. Maintaining Quality of Life with Low Vision, a Tips of Living fact sheet from the American Occupational Therapy Association website at http://www.aota.org/, provides an overview of low vision rehabilitation conducted by occupational therapists.
The Vision Rehabilitation, a vision quiz compiled by the American Optometric Association website (http://www.aoa.org/) is also useful.
People of all ages spend a great deal of time sitting at a desk or in front of a computer. It is very important to take a proactive approach to ensure the set-up and environment is conducive to supporting people’s health and well-being. Healthy Vision at Your Desk, a Rancho publication, can be used as a guide for you, your colleagues, and your family members. In addition, Healthy Computing for Adults and Ergonomics, the Tips for Living fact sheets from the American Occupational Therapy Association website (http://www.aota.org/) can be helpful as it applies to an individual’s computer desk.
Healthy vision should be a concern of everyone. All Rancho employees are encouraged to share the information about healthy vision with their communities. Using the workbooks from National Eye Institute (http://www.nei.nih.gov/) See All You Can See (for 6-8 years of age) and Wild about Healthy Vision (for 9-12 years of age) for schools, children can learn more about healthy vision early on. Parents need to be aware of their children’s vision and intervene preventively. Knowing when to take their children for a comprehensive eye exam, being aware of ways to reduce vision problems for children under 18, and taking precautions for recreational activities are essential. For adults, it is also valuable to understand refractive errors, glaucoma, and cataract, in order to avoid adverse consequences in the future.
The professional staff at Rancho have also used many resources from the National Eye Institute and the American Optometric Association for information on Healthy Vision.