The Low Vision Service of Perkins School for the Blind (Massachusetts) developed a model project to provide comprehensive vision evaluations and follow-up services to 169 children with dual sensory impairments throughout New England. This article describes the project's objectives, the population served, and the procedures for implementing…

This report examines the causes of error in two techniques for measuring eye fixation position. Theoretical calculations of the magnitude of sources of error are shown to produce good agreement with empirically derived magnitudes for adult and neonate eyes.

Three experiments are reported in which 15 babies were presented with visual stimuli which varied in shape and distance from the eye. Results indicated that the majority of subjects binocularly fixated all three stimuli and it was concluded that the newborn baby has the basic requirements for binocular vision. (Author/GO)

During a 3-month introduction to precision teaching, a legally blind special education teacher was trained to record student progress on a daily behavior chart by using thin pieces of elastic stretched between a series of brads placed as reference points on graph paper. (Author/LH)

Research supported largely by grant HD-02296 from the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Public Health Service.

AN EXPERIMENT DESIGNED TO DISCOVER WHETHER THERE WERE DIFFERENCES IN LEARNING WHICH COULD BE ATTRIBUTED TO DIFFERENCES IN ROOM ILLUMINATION, VIEWING ANGLE, AND DISTANCE FROM THE SCREEN AS THEY RELATED TO THE CABINET-TYPE PROJECTOR WAS PRESENTED. PARTICIPANTS WERE 721 TRAINEES AT THE GREAT LAKES NAVAL TRAINING STATION. THE TASK CHOSEN WAS THE…

Patterns of play behavior in 18 young low vision children in a structured free-play situation with toys were analyzed. The presence of visual impairment was associated with significantly less functional and more stereotypical play behavior indicating quantitative and qualitative differences between groups. (Author/CL)

An assessment instrument of the visual skills required for reading among macular loss individuals is presented along with a study involving 48 adults to evaluate its reliability. Data are included to verify claims regarding aspects of reading that are particularly problematic for macular loss individuals; rehabilitation techniques are suggested.…

The Visolett, a small magnification device, was as effective as large print materials for 45 visually handicapped adolescents performing arithmetic tasks. Findings suggested potential uses for the device, including as a supplement to large print materials. (CL)

Guidelines for rehabilitation counselors working with legally blind individuals focus on approaches to overcome mobility and communication barriers, socialization training, understanding social and self perceptions, rehabilitation assessment and planning, and techniques useful to field and facility counselors. (CL)

The world of the partially sighted is described briefly as that of a rejected minority. (CB)

An evaluation of present screening procedures for chronic open-angle glaucoma includes suggestions for improvement: greater distribution of screening and education, conversion from monophasic to multiphasic screen, and examination of visual fields, optic nerve, and medical history in addition to the tonometry currently done. (KW)