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The Art of Low Vision Rehabilitation: Lessons Learned from 30,000 Patients. Donald Fletcher, MD. Low vision rehabilitation (LVR) is often taught coldly in terms of numbers acuities, degrees, and diopters. However, obtaining the best results in rehabilitation is more than numbers, it is an art. Behind every macular scar is a person with potentials waiting to be tapped by the skilled clinician. This course reviews the nuances of service delivery as taught me by 30,000 patients.Instruction Level: IntermediatePrerequisites: NoneLearning Objectives:1.Apply listening and interviewing techniques.2.Appraise each patient s personality traits, prior life experiences, cultural differences and socioeconomic variables to avoid the danger in making assumptions.3.Critically analyze patient variables when appraising treatment options. |
