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Peer reviewedTrudeau, M.; And Others – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1990
Twenty-five older adults with age-related macular degeneration were separated into one of three groups: in-clinic training, take-home-training, or no-training. After testing, results showed that the ability to distinguish figure from ground is an improvable skill with the take-home group improving the most. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Older Adults, Partial Vision, Perceptual Development, Sensory Training
Peer reviewedGoodrich, Gregory L.; Quillman, Robert D. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1977
Discussed is the nature of a central scotoma, or decreased central vision, and described are current techniques for training an individual to use the peripheral retina. (Author/IM)
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Services, Medical Services, Partial Vision, Sensory Training
Peer reviewedAmerson, Marie J. – RE:view, 1999
Lists strategies for promoting functional vision use in children with visual and motor impairments, including providing postural stability, presenting visual attention tasks when energy level is the highest, using a slanted work surface, placing target items in varied locations within reach, and determining the most effective visual adaptations.…
Descriptors: Children, Educational Strategies, Learning Strategies, Partial Vision
Finn, William A.; And Others – New Outlook for the Blind, 1975
A low vision clinic is using Fresnel press-on prism lenses to aid veterans with extremely restricted visual fields. (Author/SB)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Exceptional Child Education, Low Vision Aids, Needs Assessment
