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Medical Vision Exams
By Carmen Willings
teachingvisuallyimpaired.com
Updated April 9, 2020
The first step in determining if a student is in need or is eligible for school based vision services is to obtain a current eye report (within one year). If the child has not yet received an eye exam from an ophthalmologist or optometrist, this will need to be scheduled and conducted prior to proceeding with the referral. Having a current report is important as children's vision can change as the child grows and cooperativeness during the exam can change. Students in the Vision Program will need to provide copies of updated reports annually or at a minimum every three years to determine ongoing eligibility. This report also helps the TVI be aware of any changes in acuity, diagnosis or prognosis.
teachingvisuallyimpaired.com
Updated April 9, 2020
The first step in determining if a student is in need or is eligible for school based vision services is to obtain a current eye report (within one year). If the child has not yet received an eye exam from an ophthalmologist or optometrist, this will need to be scheduled and conducted prior to proceeding with the referral. Having a current report is important as children's vision can change as the child grows and cooperativeness during the exam can change. Students in the Vision Program will need to provide copies of updated reports annually or at a minimum every three years to determine ongoing eligibility. This report also helps the TVI be aware of any changes in acuity, diagnosis or prognosis.
Medical Professionals
There are a number of medical professionals within the vision field. This page provides information on the various medical professionals and what sets them apart from each other.
Vision Tests & Tools
There are a variety of tests and procedures to assess the integrity, health, and function of the eye. This page provides information on various tests and tools used by eye specialists during the eye exam.
Visual Acuity
Acuity describes the amount of detail the individual sees compared to what a person with normal vision sees. This page provides information on understanding visual acuities.
Lenses
Reports should indicate what a student's uncorrected and corrected visual acuities are. If a student's vision can be corrected, even mildly, they will typically be prescribed glasses or contacts. This page details the different types of lenses a student may be prescribed.
Visual Fields
Visual field refers to how great an area a person can see and is measured, in degrees, as an angle. A visual deficit may be a central field loss, or may occur elsewhere in the visual field. This page detailed types of visual field loss.
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- Foundations of Teaching the ECC in the Age of Virtual Instruction
- Strategies & Activities for SIDPID
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- Job Tasks for Job, Career & Life
- Itinerant Teaching Strategies & Tips
- Accommodations for VI
- Strategies & Activities for Standard Course of Study
- Using Themes to Teach the ECC
- Accessible Content for BLVI
- Conducting a FVLMA
- Developing SMARTER Goals
- Selecting the Right AT
- Tips for Being a "Physically Fit" TVI
- The Art of Teaching the ECC
- Activities to Teach the ECC
- Determining Service Intensity Using the VISSIT
- Complete Set Bonus >
- Interactive Sensory Stories
- Interactive Matching Activities
- Interactive Visual Discrimination Activities
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- Encourage Use of Vision in Students with MD
- Lightbox Use
- Sensory Activities for Students with MD
- Sensory Table
- Visual Efficiency Skills
- Visual Attend and Scan Activities
- Visual Tracking Activities
- Visual Discrimination Activities
- Visual Motor Activities
- Optical Device Use
- Tactual Readiness
- Developing Skillful Hands
- Auditory Readiness
- Listening Skills Instruction
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- Self Determination
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