Optometric Management of Learning Related Vision Problems

By Mitchell Scheiman and Michael W. Rouse

768 pagesPresents an organized, easy-to-follow approach to the diagnosis and treatment of learning-related vision problems.Each chapter contains key terms and chapter review questions making it more appealing to the student and instructor.Includes appendices containing sample reports, sample questionnaires, sample letters, a bibliography, and case histories showing the reader how to use the material from the book in practice.Well respected authors and contributors provide authoritative coverage of the topic.Expanded information on the use of colored lenses and reading.New chapter on reading disorders that covers how children learn to read, teaching methods, optometric assessment, and management of dyslexia.Chapters have been updated with new computer software options, including computer aided vision therapy, perceptual home therapy system, and temporal visual processing program.Updated testing battery, including new tests, visual processing speed, and optometric use of IQ screening tests such as K-BIT.Expanded coverage of psycho education evaluation includes substantial updates with new test instruments, such as WISC.Substantial revisions based on literature review for last 10 years.New and updated illustrations.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0323029655
• ISBN13: 9780323029650
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Mosby
• Length: 768 Pages
• Weight: 3.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.5" x 9.2"