Occupational therapy and low vision rehabilitation: Future directions
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Including occupational therapy in low vision rehabilitation.
An estimated 3 milhon Americans are currently hvmg wIth low v[Sion, a number that is expected to increase to 6 million bv the year 2030 (Orr, 1992) The majority of these persons are older and generally otherwise healthy adults struggling to maintain their independence and remain In their own homes (Orr, 1992). They are not blind and most will never completely lose their vision, but their lives ...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Occupational Therapy
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0308-0226,1477-6006
DOI: 10.1177/0308022617738158