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Tables of Contents for Coping With Vision Loss
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
List of Illustrations
xiv
Acknowledgments
xvi
Foreword
xvii
Introduction
A Matter of Perspective: How to Use This Book The Scope of the Book
1
7
PART I: Vision and the Human Eye
Visual Acuity
8
14
``Legal Blindness'' Defined
How Test Charts Mislead
Visual Impairment Defined
A Visual Disability Scale
Disability: Handicap or Challenge?
Testing Your Visual Acuity
Understanding the Eye
22
13
The Eyeball's Shape
The Cornea
The Iris
The Lens
The Retina
How We See
35
8
Electrical Codes
Vision as Memory
Two Kinds of Retinal Cells
Concentration Rivets to the Point of Fixation
The Function of Peripheral Vision
Conscious Versus Unconscious Use of Vision
Eye Fatigue and Pain
43
5
Fatigue in the Nondominant Eye
Eye Fatigue from Other Causes
Dry Eyes
PART II: Other Things to Know
Emotional Issues
48
9
Depression
Independence Versus Dependence
Grief
Secondary Gain
Progressive Loss of Vision
Ego Defense Mechanisms
Doctors
57
10
Ophthalmologists
Optometrists
Low-Vision Specialists
What Makes a ``Good'' Low-Vision Specialist?
Finding a Low-Vision Specialist
Perks and Privileges
67
7
Talking Books
Free Matter for the Blind and Handicapped
Free Directory Assistance
Free Tuition
Gifted-Child Programs
Descriptive Video Programs
More Perks and Privileges
PART III: Major Causes of Vision Loss
Cataracts
74
5
When Should Cataracts Be Removed?
Diabetic Retinopathy
79
4
Two Kinds of Diabetes
Treatment
Prognosis
Glaucoma
83
6
How Glaucoma Damages the Eye
Tests for Glaucoma
Treatment
Macular Degeneration
89
13
Stargardt's Disease
Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Retinitis Pigmentosa
102
8
What Causes RP?
How Is RP Inherited?
How Prevalent Is It?
Does Treatment Exist?
How Seriously Will Vision Be Impacted?
Coping with RP
PART IV: Coping Techniques and Equipment
The First Principle: Get Closer
110
4
The First Principle
What Else Should I Know?
Eccentric Viewing
114
9
What Is Eccentric Viewing?
How to Use Eccentric Viewing
Scanning
123
3
What is Scanning?
Light
126
6
Managing Light
Getting More Light
Light Sensitivity
Using Light Properly
Reading Menus in Dark Restaurants
Contrast Enhancement
132
3
Ways to Enhance Contrast
Talking Appliances and Large-Print Products
135
1
Magnification: Make It Bigger
136
3
Make It Bigger: A Basic Principle
Low-Vision Aids and Their Use
139
21
Low-Vision Optics
Prescription Optical Aids
Nonprescription Optical Aids
Nonoptical Aids
How Much Magnification?
160
3
Video Visual Aids
163
6
What is a Video Visual Aid?
Proper Use of Video Visual Aids
Elvis and Jordy
169
3
Aids for the Computer User
172
4
Reading Aids and Voice Aids
Help for the Moderately Impaired
Special Aids for Field Loss
176
3
Vision Expanders
Night Scopes
Aids for Driving
179
5
A Raging Controversy
To Try or Not to Try
Using Telescopic Glasses: Some Basics
Aids for Watching Television
184
4
Get Closer
Using Telescopic Aids
Aids for Writing
188
2
Handling Money
190
2
Playing Cards (and Analyzing Visual Tasks)
192
3
Reading a Watch
195
1
A Survival Kit
196
4
PART V: Specialized Knowledge and Skills
Education
200
22
Recordings for the Blind
Educational Goals
Attending College
Driving with Telescopic Glasses: An Introduction
222
13
Basic Techniques
Difficult Versus Easy Streets
State-Imposed Restrictions
Familiar Versus Unfamiliar Streets
Speedometers and Traffic Signals
Learning to Drive
Two Scopes or One?
About the Scope and Glasses
Driving with Telescopic Glasses: A Training Program
235
14
Rationale and Structure of the Training Program
The Training Program
Misconceptions about Driving with Telescopic Glasses
249
13
About Statistical Analysis
The Ring Scotoma
A Field of Six Feet Viewing Targets Fifty Feet Away
Reading Highway Signs
Decay of Visual Acuity Caused by Car Vibration
Speed-Smear
The ``Jack-in-the-Box Effect''
A 22-Percent Loss of Field
A Proposal for Licensing Visually Impaired Drivers
Epilogue
262
1
Appendix A: An Eye Test Chart
263
1
Appendix B: Sources of Help
264
7
Appendix C: Instructions for Building a Plate Light
271
2
Endnotes
273
1
Bibliography
274
2
Index
276