CHAPTER 23 Interventions for Defi cits in Vision and Other Sensory Functions
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Key Terms Anesthesia Paresthesia Hypoesthesia Hyperesthesia Analgesia Hypalgesia Remedial treatment Compensatory treatment Vision Visual perception Visual acuity Oculomotor control Visual fields Visual attention Visual scanning Pattern recognition Visual memory Visual cognition Myopia Hyperopia Presbyopia Astigmatism Cataracts Macular degeneration Glaucoma Hypertension Diabetic retinopathy Macular area Age-related macular degeneration (ARM) Ophthalmologist Optometrist Homonymous hemianopsia Visual scanning Hand trailing Sighted guiding Chapter Objectives After studying this chapter, the student or practitioner will be able to do the following:
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