Menu
Back to Journals » Clinical Optometry » Volume 4
An overview of multidisciplinary rehabilitation for age-related macular degeneration at the Henry Ford Center for Visual Rehabilitation and Research
Authors Deol
Received 2 July 2012
Accepted for publication 30 August 2012
Published 17 October 2012 Volume 2012:4 Pages 41—49
DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/OPTO.S25054
Checked for plagiarism Yes
Review by Single anonymous peer review
Peer reviewer comments 3
Ramanpal K Deol
Henry Ford Center for Visual Rehabilitation and Research, Livonia, MI, USA
Abstract: Age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) is a leading cause of legal blindness in the United States. With the aging population increasing in numbers, there is a greater need for comprehensive low vision services. Visual impairment from ARMD can affect all aspects of living, from safety to well-being to participation in everyday and leisure activities. Low vision intervention is necessary for individuals with ARMD complaining of difficulty with any activities of daily living, so that such difficulties may be addressed. This paper outlines the multidisciplinary model for ARMD rehabilitation at the Henry Ford Center for Vision Rehabilitation and Research, located in the Metropolitan Detroit area, MI, designed to address all aspects of seniors' lives affected by visual impairment, allowing them to live fully and independently.
Keywords: macular degeneration, low vision, rehabilitation
© 2012 The Author(s). This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution - Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License.
By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms.