Question

1. Identify vision assessments that an OT practitioner might choose to use with a patient with low vision. Describe each assessment and what information is gathered from each assessment.

2. identify assessments (that do not measure vision) that an OT practitioner might choose to use with a patient with low vision. What information would the OT practitioner gain about the patient? Provide a rationale for using these assessment

Answer 1

#. Vision assessments that an OT practitioner might do with a patient with low vision :-

1. Clock Drawing Test

- Client is asked to reproduce the face of a clock set to a specific time. Test may detect difficulties with visuospatial skills, visual perception, selective attention, memory, abstract thinking and executive function

2. Ishihara Color Test

measure of color perception tests for red or green color deficiencies

3. Contrast Sensitivity

measures how well a person can discern objects with fuzzy, poor defined edges, or low contract objects that may be only slightly brighter or darker than their surroundings which is important in night driving

4. Depth Perception

The ability to perceive the environment in 3D and to understand the distance of objects in relation to each other. It is created by stereopsis the 2 eyes working together to view objects in the environment. This can be assessed by the Optec Functional Visual Analyzer

5. Glare Recovery

test assess vision impairment and how quickly a person recovers vision after exposure to a bright light source