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Boot, F. H.; Pel, J. J. M.; van der Steen, J.; Evenhuis, H. M. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
The current definition of Cerebral Visual Impairment (CVI) includes all visual dysfunctions caused by damage to, or malfunctioning of, the retrochiasmatic visual pathways in the absence of damage to the anterior visual pathways or any major ocular disease. CVI is diagnosed by exclusion and the existence of many different causes and symptoms make…
Descriptors: Partial Vision, Neurological Impairments, Objective Tests, Pathology
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Mogk, Marja – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2008
This article suggests that approaching vision loss from age-related macular degeneration from a sociocultural perspective, specifically considering perceptions of aging, blindness, disability, and generational viewpoints and norms, may be critical to understanding older adults' responses to vision loss and visual rehabilitation.
Descriptors: Blindness, Partial Vision, Age Differences, Attitudes
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Capella-McDonnall, Michele – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 2008
Using Social Security Administration data, the author evaluated the characteristics of beneficiaries who were blind and visually impaired and who assigned their tickets, the characteristics of beneficiaries who assigned their tickets to employment networks (ENs), and preliminary employment outcomes. The characteristics that predicted assignment of…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Vocational Rehabilitation, Minority Groups, Age Differences
Feely, Mary; Vetere, Arlene; Myers, Lynn B. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2007
One of the most prevalent visual impairments of people aged 60 and older is age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which ranks third globally as a cause of visual impairment (World Health Organization, 2006). The purpose of this study was to conduct a tentative subjective assessment of eccentric viewing by persons with AMD. The authors recruited…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Partial Vision, Visual Impairments, Qualitative Research