A large part of the population that we as occupational therapists can work with are people with low vision or impaired vision. Some patients may even start occupational therapy services because of a low vision diagnosis, but other patients may start OT for a different reason, but still have underlying vision problems that affect their […]
If you’ve already found your passion for all things vision in OT, it’s time to take a closer look at how you can incorporate vision into your occupational therapy practice. The next step will be to develop your skills assessing patients so you can feel more confident treating within the Occupational Therapy Practice Act and […]
I was first inspired to write this post about interventions for unilateral neglect (defined by Physiopedia as when an individual “fails to report, respond or orient to meaningful stimuli presented on the affected sides,”) after I first saw this condition during an eval when I was a fairly new OT grad. I realized that it […]
My interest in all things “vision” in the occupational therapy world has been stewing for several years. Working as an occupational therapist in inpatient rehab, I became interested in perceptual skills but did not dive into furthering my education or competency because I was more concerned with continuing education courses designed for stroke recovery, neuro-shoulder […]