Low Vision Rehabilitation Across Countries: A matter of jurisdiction and resources
My Session Status
When:
10:45 AM, Saturday 2 Jun 2018
(1 hour 30 minutes)
Breaks:
Lunch 12:15 PM to 01:30 PM (1 hour 15 minutes)
Where:
Metro Toronto Convention Centre (South Building)
- Room 714 B
Theme:
Vision Rehabilitation
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Describe the various global practice patterns of low vision rehabilitation
- Compare the practice patterns of low vision rehabilitation between various jurisdictions
- Compare low vision rehabilitation across provinces in Canada
- Apply knowledge from other jurisdictions in enhancing low vision rehabilitation in Canada
Sub Sessions
10:48 AM -
11:05 AM |
17 minutes
11:53 AM -
12:05 PM |
12 minutes
Authors: Amy Basilious, Alfred Basilious, Alex Mao, Cindy Hutnik Author Disclosure Block: A. Basilious: None. A. Basilious: None. A. Mao: None. C. Hutnik: None.Abstract Body:Purpose: Little is known about how low vision services by ophthalmologists are being accessed and provided. The aim of this study was to analyze the patterns of provision and utilization of vision rehabilitation services in Ontario, Canada from 2009 to 2015.
