Visual Rehabilitation: Promoting Sight, Self

Visual Rehabilitation:
Promoting Sight, Self-Care,
Safety & Success
May 14, 2015
LINDA CLEMENTE, OTR/L
PATRICIA HIGGINS MS, OTR/L
NIDHI SHAH PT, DPT
HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL OF TINTON FALLS
BACKGROUND
AND
INTRODUCTION
PATTI HIGGINS, MS, OTR/L
Vision: One of the Most Important
Senses
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Allows us to gather, process and react to the
environment
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Enables us to plan movements, move within our
environment, and maintain an upright position in space.
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Allows us to accurately attend to environmental
information, integrate it, and use it to make daily
decisions
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First system to alert us to DANGER and PLEASURE
VISION is used for:
.
u  Decision
making-executive functioning
u  Social Interactions and facial expressions
u  Motor and postural control
u  Planning
ahead for what the environment
presents us with
VISION -> PRIMARY WAY OF ACQUIRING
INFORMATION
u 1/3
to 1/2 of the brain is
devoted to pure visual
processing
u 90%
of sensory input is VISION
“
“Vision dominates the sensory
context for the simple reason that
it takes us further into the
environment than any of the
other senses do.”
(Pendleton and Schultz-Krohn, 2012)
”
Professionals on the Rehabilitation Team
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Vision rehab is a team effort
• 
Physiatrist
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Internal Medicine
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Nurses
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Ophthalmologist
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Neuro-optometrist
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Occupational Therapist
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Physical Therapist
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Speech Therapist
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Psychologist /Social Worker
ROLE OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
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Observe functional activities
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Perform screening of gross visual function
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Work closely and collaboratively with the physiatrist and neuro-optometrist
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Implement vision strategies and interventions as advised by the physician
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Determine how the vision impairment impacts a persons ability to perform
daily tasks
Role of Occupational Therapy – cont’d
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Modify the task/environment to minimize those limitations
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Evaluate the environment and provide recommendations as necessary
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Recommend adaptive devices/assistive technology
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Provide interventions to improve visual attention, search and speed, and
efficiency of visual processing
(American Occupational Therapy Association, 2011)
“
Occupational Therapy
focuses on reducing the
impact of disability by
promoting independence and
participation in valued
activities.
”
- American Occupational Therapy Association
What OT is NOT:
O.T. is NOT visual therapy
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O.T.’s DO NOT diagnose
O.T’s DO NOT consider visual deficits
without it’s relationship to
performance in A.D.L’s
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ROLE OF PHYSICAL THERAPY
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Observe mobility and mobility related activities
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Perform screening of gross visual function when indicated
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Work closely and collaboratively with the physiatrist, neuro-optometrist and
OT
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Determine how the vision impairment impacts a persons mobility
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Assessment of fall risk and fall prevention training
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Assessing and training for safe environmental navigation in the home and
in the community
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Reintegration of an individual with brain injury and/or visual deficits into the
community in a safe, yet independent manner
“
Physical therapists are movement
disorder specialists who provide services
that help restore function, improve
mobility, relieve pain, and prevent or limit
permanent physical disabilities in patients
with injury or disease.
”
- American Physical Therapy Association
VISUAL HIERARCHY MODEL
Visual acuity needs to be assessed prior to treatment
techniques of fixation, scanning, tracking for eye hand
coordination to perform
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ADL’s
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The building block for increased independence
with ADL’s and functional mobility.
Adaption through
vision
Visuocognition
Visual memory
Pattern Recognition
Scanning
Attention= Alert and Attending
Oculomotor Control Visual Field
Visual Acuity
Warren 2009
VISUAL DEFICITS
AFTER BRAIN
INJURY
PATTI HIGGINS, MS, OTR/L
VISION AND BRAIN INJURY
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Greater than 50% of those who suffer from a traumatic
brain injury experience visual deficits (Politzer, T. 2015)
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These deficits include oculomotor dysfunction,
accommodative dysfunction, binocular vision
dysfunction, visual field deficit, topographic
disorientation, and visual processing dysfunction
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Often times, an individual may not recognize the visual
deficit themselves
VISUAL IMPAIRMENT AND BRAIN INJURY
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The quality and amount of visual input into the brain
can be altered. (the acuity can be changed)
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The brain’s ability to process normal visual input can be
altered.
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BOTH can be altered
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EITHER WAY………. THERE IS A DECREASE IN THE
ABILITY TO USE VISION FOR OCCUPATIONS
COMPLICATIONS OF VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS
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Difficulty completing VISION DEPENDENT activities
u  READING
AND DRIVING
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Feeding, grooming, dressing are less dependent on vision.
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Decreased SPEED in completing tasks
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Errors in decision making when vision is impaired
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Postural Dysfunction
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Falls
Behavioral Implications of Visual
Impairments
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Decreased Confidence
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Increased anxiety and uncertainty in responding to the environment
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Increased passiveness in decision making
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Difficulty with tasks in dynamic environments
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Increased Fear of Falling
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Community activities are the most challenging:
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Driving
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Shopping
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Working
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Participation in Sports/Leisure Interests
What do we do?
Spontaneous and complete recovery
may not occur for many clients
THE KEY IS
COMPENSATION
VISION SCREENING
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Record visual history
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Observe head posture and eye alignment
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Always watch what the eyes are doing throughout the screening
process
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If the person wears glasses, be sure he/she has them on during
screening process and that they are clean
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Assess acuity first
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Perform tasks monocularly and binocularly to ensure most
accurate information
Oculomotor Skills
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Ability of the six muscles of the eye to coordinate
movement to move the eyes accurately
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Includes:
u  Pursuits
u  Fixation
u  Saccades
u  Scanning
PURSUITS
u  The
ability to follow a moving object
smoothly and accurately with one eye at
a time and both eyes together
u  Continuous
clear vision of moving objects
SYMPTOMS OF PURSUIT DYSFUNCTION
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Loss of Target
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Difficulty with driving, mobility, sports,
etc.
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Decreased visual attention span
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Difficulty crossing midline with the eyes
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Head movement
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Over/undershooting a target with
refixation
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Nystagmus, Jumpiness
FIXATION
u The
ability to maintain a “visual hold”
on an object while stationary
SYMPTOMS OF FIXATION DYSFUNCTION
u  Inability
to maintain focus on a target
u  Attention Deficits
u  Looking away from a task often (which
may be interpreted as an inattention
Saccades
u The
ability to adjust fixations from one
stationary object to another
u Speed and accuracy are important
u Skill we use to read
Symptoms of Saccades Dysfunction
u  Decreased
reading speed and comfort
u  Eyes
fatigue easily when reading
u  Poor
attention
u  Losing
place or skipping lines when reading
u  Difficulty
locating objects quickly
Functional Implications of Oculomotor
Deficits
u  Difficulty
Reading and Writing
u Skipping
u  Difficulty
with page navigation
u  Excessive
compensatory head movements
u  Decreased
u  Exhibits
words and lines
attention to detail
jerky eye movements during reading or
tracking
Binocular Vision
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The ability to visually focus on an object with two eyes to create a
single clear image
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Binocular Vision Dysfunction includes:
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Diplopia (double vision)
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Convergence Insufficiency
u  Convergence
– the ability of the eyes to simultaneously turn
inward to focus on a near point of vision
Symptoms of Binocular Vision Dysfunction
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Inability to read or perform close tasks
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Loss of place when reading
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Difficulty with depth perception
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Increased frustration with near tasks
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Squinting
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Headaches, nausea
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Closing one eye
Functional Implications of Diplopia
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Complaints of double vision, either horizontal or vertical
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Complaints of blurred or shadowed vision
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Headaches, eye strain, fatigue
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Difficulty with accuracy during reaching, grooming tasks, going up/down
curbs or stairs
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Repositioning task to self
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Covering or closing one eye
Behavioral Implications of Diplopia
u  This
interferes with object identification
u  Creates
u  Almost
visual stress
always interferes with
PARTICIPATION…..avoidance behaviors
Functional Implications of Convergence
Insufficiency
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Losing place when reading or writing
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Difficulty performing tasks close up
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Complaints of blurred or double vision when focusing on
near targets
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Eye strain or fatigue when reading
Accomodation
u  Process
of adjusting and sustaining focus
from one distance to another
u  Ability
to change the focus of the eye so
objects at different distances can be
seen clearly
u  Decreases
with age
Symptoms of Accommodation
Dysfunction
u Excessive
blinking
u Headaches, eye strain, and fatigue
u Sensitivity to light
Functional Implications of
Accommodation Dysfunction
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Complaints of blurred vision especially during grooming,
buttoning, shaving, and makeup
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Difficulty reading with complaints of the print moving
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Decreased ability to focus
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Difficulty when reading at a distance and writing close
up
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Driving difficulty
Visual Perception
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Ability to see, perceive, and interpret the visual information around us
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Involves cognitive function as well
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Visual Motor Integration – eye-hand, eye body coordination
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Visual Auditory Integration – relate what is seen and heard
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Visual Memory – remember and recall information that is seen
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Visual Closure – ability to “fill in the gaps” to complete a visual image
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Spatial Relationships – knowing where you are in space
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Figure-Ground Discrimination – discern an object from background
(Politzer, T. 2015)
Visual Perceptual Deficits
u  Agnosia
u  Figure
Ground
u  Form Constancy
u  Topographical
Disorientation
u  Depth
and Distance
Deficits
u  Apraxia
u  Neglect
u  Postural
Dysfunction
VISUAL FIELD
DEFICITS
LINDA CLEMENTE, OTR/L
Visual Fields/Peripheral Vision
u  Ability
to focus centrally and continue to
see peripherally in all directions.
u  The
space one sees around them when
they look out at the world.
Visual Field Deficit (VFD)
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May occur due to damage to the eye, optic nerve, or brain
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VFD is when an area of the visual field is missing
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Various types:
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Central Scotoma – Missing the central field of vision
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Quadrantonopsia – Loss of vision in a specific quadrant
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Homonymous Hemianopsia – Loss of vision from one half of each eye
resulting in missing information from one half of the field of vision
Full Visual Field
Central Scotoma
Homonymous Hemianopsia
Quadrantonopsia
(Retrieved from Google images)
Functional Implications of Visual Field
Deficits
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Difficulty walking – steps/curbs, poor balance, walking along the
wall
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Leaving food on the plate
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Misreading words, reading slowly
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Difficulty finding grooming items
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Missing details
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Writing off the line
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Increased time/assistance for dressing
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Trouble navigating the environment
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Difficulty driving and shopping in a crowded place
Behavior Changes in Field Deficits
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Persons will adopt a narrow search pattern confined to
the sound side or midline
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Person will scan VERY slowly towards deficit side—This
slows down a person during ADL’s and can affect their
ability to navigate through dynamic environments
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Misses or misidentifies visual detail on the blind side
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Impaired reading performance
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Difficulty with tasks that have small detail
Behavior Changes in Visual Field Deficit
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Reduced monitoring of the hand
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Impaired grapho-motor skills
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Difficulty pouring liquids
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Changes in reading
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Omissions on the involved side
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Misidentification of words and numbers
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Poor page navigation may skip lines
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Reduced reading accuracy and speed
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***** reading is not always involved if the fovea is not
Behavior Changes in Visual Field
Deficit
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Changes in Handwriting***
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Writing may drift up/down on the line
May write on top of other words
Positions words incorrectly
u  ****This
occurs only if the visual field deficit is on the
same side as the dominant hand
Functional Changes in Visual Field
Deficit
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Changes in A.D. L.
This happens in areas that depend on vision to complete
Requires monitoring of a wide visual field
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Driving
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Shopping
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Community Events
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Yard Work
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Meal Preparation
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Financial Management
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Housekeeping
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Self care
More Behavior Changes in Visual Field
Deficit
Changes in Orientation
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Insufficient visual input to accurately map
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space on involved side.
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An inability to scan fast
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enough to comprehend scene as a whole
Tendency to get lost
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Tends to avoid independent travel
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Very uncomfortable navigating alone
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At risk for injury and bumping into objects
Treatment
u  Person
must learn to use their remaining vision
more effectively to compensate for missing
vision
u  Environment
must support participation
u  Compensation/adaptation
may be a client’s
only option since a visual field deficit might
have a permanent impairment
Education
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Education is a KEY adjunct to intervention.
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Education assists a client to become aware of location
and extent of deficit.
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Education lets a client know how it has affected their
occupational performance
INTERVENTIONS
FOR VISUAL
SCANNING,
FIELD AND
ACUITY DEFICITS
AFTER A BRAIN
INJURY
LINDA CLEMENTE, OTR/L
What is Visual Scanning Therapy?
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Developing skills to COMPENSATE for spatial bias
and to execute a COMPREHENSVE search
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Reinforce client takes in visual information in a systematic manner
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Use language and cognition to REDIRECT search
****can not be successful if client does not have
adequate language and cognition*****
Visual Scanning Activities
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Initiate search from the left
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Execute a symmetrical search pattern
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Execute complete search to the left
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Observe all visual detail
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Anticipate all visual input occurring on the left
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Rapidly dividing/shifting attention between left and right fields
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***Make the activities as interactive as possible***
Kim et al 2011
Sample of scanning activities
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Eye and Head movements to the affected side
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Use of scan boards
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Use a flashlight to walk around room toward the affected side
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Use post its around the room to “find” objects
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Have patient move eyes toward the deficit. Encourage the patient to
become aware of the feel of their eyes when gazing as far as possible
toward the deficit.
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Playing various games like puzzles and cards
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Use balloon and ball toss to encourage movement into the area of deficit
and to attend to space on the deficit side.
Central Field Tasks: Cancellation Sheet
Scanning sheet
Crowded Word Search
Small saccadic
Harte Chart
Occupational Therapy Interventions
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Reading: Must learn how to use new perceptual span
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Client has to adapt to the new span
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Requires PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE
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Important to approach it in small, achievable steps: Pre-reading
exercises
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Read in large print
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Read desired material
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Client needs to be successful with letters and words before reading.
20-30 minutes a day is recommended
TECHNOLOGY
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Dynavision/Light Board
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Computer Assisted Biofeedback
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Hand Mentor
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Laser Pointers
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IPad
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Neuro Eye Coach, BITS
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Internet Websites, computer games, apps
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Eyecanlearn.com
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Highlight.com
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Tacustherapy.com
Goal of Interventions
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Elicits and increases head turning, width and speed
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Increases attention/focus to involved side
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Creates anticipation to the involved side
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Improves the efficiency of the visual search through
repetition
GOAL of THERAPY
The ultimate goal is independence and participation in daily
occupations.
In summary:
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Effective compensation for field deficit
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Improved search of environment
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Develop supportive routines and safe habits
LOW
VISION
LEGAL BLINDNESS : VISUAL
ACUITY WITH BEST CORRECTION
IN THE BETTER EYE WORSE THAN
OR EQUAL TO 20/200 OR A
VISUAL FIELD EXTENT OF LESS
THAN 20 DEGREES
LOW VISION: FUNCTIONAL
LIMITATIONS THAT HAMPER
ENJOYMENT AND PERFORMANCE
OF EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES
WWW.NIH.GOV.COM
Definition of Low Vision
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A visual impairment that can not be corrected by
conventional glasses, contact lenses, surgery, or medicine.
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Eye diseases/Brain injury cause one or more of these
symptoms:
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A loss of ability to see detail (visual acuity)
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A loss of peripheral vision (visual field)
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Constant double vision (diplopia)
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Difficulty navigating steps or curbs (contrast sensitivity)
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An inability to distinguish colors
General Principles for Enhancing
Visual Performance
Increase visibility of the task or the
environment
u Make things brighter
u Make things bigger
u Use contrast to increase visibility
Interventions
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*****The main principle is to MAGNIFY the image using various tools*****
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Low vision reading glasses
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Magnifiers(hand held and stand)
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Telescopes (hand held or mounted onto glasses)
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Microscopes (reading lenses)
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Computer devices( text to speech programs
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e-books readers (ie. Kindle with larger font/changing contrast screen)
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Smart phones and tablets
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Electronic Video Magnifiers (CCTV)
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Talking watches and clocks
Increase the contrast
Minimize the background Pattern
Clean up the clutter
Organize similar items/separate
colors
Reduce
patterns
Minimize background pattern
ORGANIZE
u  Structuring
your physical space helps with
cognitive functioning.
u  Increased
participation if things are
organized. Predictability of the physical
space.
u  Label things clearly. Use tactile sensory
input
Organize
Provide Optimal Lighting
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Even illumination
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Minimize glare
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Flexible placement: aim for even illumination
and brightness
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Task lighting
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Carry a penlight
Increase
the
brightness
Types of lighting
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Fluorescent Lighting: even illumination, but limited placement flexibility
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pulsing light bothers some people)
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Halogen Lighting: high quality light minimum glare, but is “hot light”
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LED Lighting: Instant on, high intensity, low glare
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Simulated daylight light: increases contrast, increases clarity, low
energy
Glare
MANAGE GLARE SENSITIVITY
u  Reduce
u  Use
proper window covering
u  Cover
u  Use
glare sources
reflective surfaces( floors,shiny counter)
filters to control incoming light(wear clip on or fit
over glasses, visor may be helpful)
Cover surfaces
to reduce the
glare
Enlarge- make things bigger
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Enlarge with contrast
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ie. Large button calculator
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Large button remote
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Large print cards, bingo
Move in closer
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ie. Sit closer
Magnify:
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electronic magnification devices
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hand held or stand magnifiers
Summary
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Rehabilitation therapists encourage patients to make the most of their
remaining vision.
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Occupational Therapists can educate patients in understanding the
neurological component of visual field loss, contrast, glare and lighting
needs.
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Occupational Therapists are trained in incorporating compensatory and
adaptive techniques.
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Occupational Therapists use the building blocks of the visual hierarchy
model for achieving success and increased independence with
A.D.L.’s, functional mobility, and SAFETY!
VISION AND
MOBILITY
NIDHI SHAH, PT, DPT
VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS AFFECT MOBILITY,
ORIENTATION AND GAIT
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Hesitation, Anxiety during all mobility related tasks
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Person prefers to follow vs lead
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Person exhibits an uncertain gait – difficulty following the appropriate path,
disorientation to vertical and to the surroundings
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Person tends to watch their feet and trails arms with ambulation
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Comes very close to obstacles and stops often to search
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All this in conjunction with reduced attention to task, and/or inattention to one side
often leads to falls
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Sometimes complicated by physical impairments that may have occurred with a
brain injury (limb weakness, hemiparesis, contractures or spasticity)
HOW VISUAL DEFICITS AFFECT POSTURE
AND ORIENTATION
Karnath et al, 2003
BALANCE AND FALL RISK ASSESSMENT
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Assess reliance on vision for balance
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Assess fall risk using appropriate clinical testing
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Clinical Tests of Sensory Integration and Balance
Timed Up and Go test
Berg Balance test
Postural assessment –visual field deficits and other visual perceptual
deficits alter the person’s perception of vertical and force postural
change
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Assess posture in different positions (bed, wheelchair, standing) from
different planes
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Posturography to assess center of gravity displacement in different
postures on varying surfaces
INTERVENTIONS TO IMPROVE BALANCE
AND REDUCE FALL RISK
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Static sitting and standing training to improve postural stability
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Dynamic training that challenges stability, explore stability limits in different
environments, on different surfaces
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Reduce reliance on vision for balance, enhance somatosensory and vestibular inputs
for balance
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Improve posture in different positions using tactile, visual and somatosensory
feedback
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Performance and task practice to promote a sense of independence
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Assess home and proximities to recommend changes and ensure safety
- Balliet et al, 1987, Brown et al 1987, Gill-Body et al 1997, Stoykov et al, 2005, Freund and Stetts, 2010
INTERVENTIONS TO IMPROVE BALANCE
AND REDUCE FALL RISK
- Bastian et al, 1997
GAIT ASSESSMENT
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Observational assessment
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Video assessment (HIPPAA!)
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Clinical testing
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Functional Gait Assessment
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Gait speed testing
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Two minute walk test
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Other timed tests
INTERVENTIONS TO IMPROVE
LOCOMOTION
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Assess and recommend
appropriate assistive device
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Train to improve gait in the following
ways
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Open environments
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Around & over fixed obstacles
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Sudden change in direction
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Head turns while walking
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Change in speed
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Different surfaces and changing
surfaces
Jeka et al, 1997;
FUNCTIONAL MOBILITY ASSESSMENT
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Includes mobility like transfers to the
bed, toilet or shower, walking to the
closet to retrieve clothes for dressing,
etc.
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Involves assessment of patient
performance of transfer, % assistance
needed and possible safety
considerations
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Barthel Index
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Functional Independence Measure
Consider other physical impairments as
well
INTERVENTIONS FOR FUNCTIONAL
MOBILITY
The Desired Compensatory Behaviors:
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Using the appropriate assistive
device
Using the recommended
adaptive equipment
Wider head turn
u  Increased head movement in
anticipatory behavior
u 
u 
Faster head movement to
compensate for possible lack of
scanning or field
The Desired Remediation in
Behaviors:
u 
Improved sequencing to complete
functional mobility
u 
Improved motor planning
u 
Improved posture and improve
orientation to vertical
u 
Organized, efficient search pattern
u 
Increased attention to visual detail
u 
Improved patient understanding of
their deficits
VISUAL CHANGES AFFECT ORIENTATION
u 
Insufficient visual input to
accurately map space on
involved side. An inability to scan
fast enough to comprehend
scene as a whole
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Tendency to get lost
u 
Tends to avoid independent
travel
u 
Very uncomfortable navigating
alone
Scanning Routes
*Starting to incorporate scanning into movement
*Teach a client to consciously observe environment during
ambulation tasks
*Begin with activities in the gym/clinic
a. Scan courses
b. “Find a color”
c. Narrated walk
d. Treasure hunts: incorporate language, memory, executive
functioning
OBSTACLE AND
SCANNING
ROUTES
A simplified sketch of
an obstacle course
used in schools, can
be adapted for
adults with brain
injury to train for
orientation and
mobility
Education is a KEY adjunct to
intervention
! 
Education assists a client to become aware of location and extent of
deficit.
! 
Education lets a client know how it has affected their occupational
performance.
! 
A lack of this awareness could be hazardous to the patient’s safety.
! 
Education about safety with the use of recommended assistive device,
and why it is needed.
! 
Education about possible changes to be made in the home/ proximity
to ensure patient safety
Education is a KEY adjunct to
intervention
u 
Education of the caregiver is as essential as educating the patient
u 
Assess the patient (& caregiver’s) health literacy,
u 
Assess appropriate learning mode. Remember that for a person
with a brain injury affecting vision, reading material might not be
the most appropriate learning mode, use auditory information
instead
u 
UTILIZE TEACHBACK to assess patient understanding
FINAL THOUGHTS TO ADDRESS MOBILITY
u 
If possible progress to outside/community environments. It is
critical to educate clients about potentially dangerous situations.
u 
ALWAYS link clinic activities with the outside world to make them
more meaningful
u 
ALWAYS increase visibility, think about good contrast, create the
best illumination, and minimize the pattern. Organized and
structured environment
u 
Therapy should create context that support participation
u 
ALL THERAPY MUST BE GOAL ORIENTED
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