Tim Cullinan

Visual Disability in the Elderly

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Visual disability (including blindness) is of major significance among the elderly, and since it is so crucial to the quality of life of the elderly, it is necessary for professional staff concerned with old people to have an understanding of the subject. First published in 1986, this book was written for such an audience.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 102
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Mai 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 272g
• ISBN-13: 9781032698175
• ISBN-10: 1032698179
• Artikelnr.: 70251543

Autorenporträt

Tim Cullinan

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. 1. Visual Disability and Blindness 2. Epidemiology 3. The Eye and
How It Ages 4. Eye Diseases that Limit Sight in Later Life 5. Diagnosing
Visual Disability in Elderly People 6. Seeking Professional Help 7.
Lighting, Contrast and Colour 8. Optical Aids in Low Vision Janet Silver
9. Voluntary and Statutory Help. Addresses. Index.