Table 5 Services provided by vision rehabilitation providers, N (%) and patients (%) with specific difficulties or problems
Provide in-home services | 40 (49.4) |
|---|---|
Services provided | |
Training in the use of assistive devices (e.g., optical, non-optical) | 50 (63.3) |
Orientation and mobility training | 34 (43.0) |
Eccentric viewing training or training in preferred retinal loci | 15 (19.0) |
Scanning strategy training | 20 (25.3) |
Training in strategies to perform everyday visual tasks (e.g., household activities, managing money, preparing meals) | 43 (55.7) |
Psychological or counseling services | 10 (15.2) |
Support groups (for clients and/or families) | 26 (32.9) |
Social work services | 6 (7.6) |
Driving rehabilitation | 3 (3.8) |
Home-based visits for education or training | 32 (40.5) |
Vocational rehabilitation or career counseling services | 29 (36.7) |
Training in the use of computers and software | 31 (39.2) |
Other | 18 (22.2) |
Patients with specific difficulties or problems | |
Reading | 63.8 |
Writing | 48.3 |
Financial management | 31.1 |
Other detail near tasks | 37.3 |
Independent living | 40.8 |
Mobility | 50.1 |
Driving | 55.2 |
Identification of objects, people, events from a distance | 48.8 |
Self care/domestic activity | 32.8 |
Emotional or psychological adjustment | 35.4 |