{"id":8050,"date":"2021-01-21T11:49:54","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T17:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/summit-education.com\/blog\/?p=8050"},"modified":"2021-06-24T07:43:39","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T13:43:39","slug":"walters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/summit-education.com\/blog\/physical-therapy\/walters\/","title":{"rendered":"Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Low Vision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243;][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.10&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"Default\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8056 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogcontent.summit-education.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/iStock-532317301-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"297\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogcontent.summit-education.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/iStock-532317301-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogcontent.summit-education.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/iStock-532317301-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogcontent.summit-education.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/iStock-532317301-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogcontent.summit-education.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/iStock-532317301-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogcontent.summit-education.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/iStock-532317301-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogcontent.summit-education.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/iStock-532317301-1080x720.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" \/><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Default\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;\">Written By: T. Daniel Walters PT, DPT, GCS <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) affects more than 12 million Americans and can lead to low vision.\u00a0 AMD becomes more prevalent after the age of 55 and often results in various levels of disability. It\u2019s a condition we commonly run across in clinical practice that requires intervention.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Some interesting facts about AMD:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It affects central vision<\/li>\n<li>It can occur with visual acuities from 20\/20 to 2\/400 and beyond<\/li>\n<li>There are 2 types of AMD: Wet and Dry<\/li>\n<li>People with AMD also tend to have loss of contrast sensitivity and detail vision, making it difficult to navigate living environments and perform daily activities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The National Eye Institute defines low vision as <em>\u201cAny reduction in visual function that cannot be corrected with standard refractive lenses, therapeutic prescriptions or surgical treatment and which limits an individual from performing a visually guided task\u201d<\/em>.\u00a0 Also when establishing interventions, consider impairments in visual field, contrast and glare sensitivity, color perception and depth perception.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Here are some suggestions on how to help your clients with AMD and low vision: <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8052 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogcontent.summit-education.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Keys-247x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"173\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogcontent.summit-education.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Keys-247x300.jpg 247w, https:\/\/blogcontent.summit-education.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Keys.jpg 572w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 173px) 100vw, 173px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bright detail on dark backgrounds is easier to distinguish\n<ul>\n<li>For example, <span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"><strong>yellow<\/strong><\/span> buttons on a black TV remote, dinner plates contrasting with the table cloth, table cloth contrasting with the floor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Natural light is always the best alternative to perform daily activities, it brings out contrast!<\/li>\n<li>Magnifiers and bump dot stickers are handy compensatory aids\n<ul>\n<li>To the right is a photo of some bump dot stickers that a legally-blind client of mine uses to identify and orient the key to his apartment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Interested in learning more about AMD and low vision? If so, come check out my new course, <a href=\"https:\/\/summit-education.com\/c\/GVISDW.1\"><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ffcc00;\">Low Vision<\/span>, <\/em><\/strong><\/a>which is being offered as a 6-hour live in-person class!\u00a0 Also, check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afb.org\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">American Foundation for the Blind<\/span><\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nei.nih.gov\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">National Eye Institute<\/span><\/a> for more fantastic resources.\u00a0 Thanks for reading!<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row_empty\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> Written By: T. Daniel Walters PT, DPT, GCS Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) affects more than 12 million Americans and can lead to low vision.\u00a0 AMD becomes more prevalent after the age of 55 and often results in various levels of disability. 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