Università Roma Tre

Teaching program
History of low vision treatment; Definition of low vision, terminology, legislative aspects Epidemiology; Causes of low vision; Psychological and psychosocial aspects in low vision Examination of visual function and refractive state
Magnification and eye, angular magnification, total magnification, effective power of low vision systems, video magnifier
Optical distance aids, Galilean telescope, Keplerian telescope
Exercises on the calculation of accommodation with the use of telescopes Field of vision, retinal illuminance and aberrations with the use of telescopes Correction of ametropias in addition to the telescope, practical exercises
Choice of magnification, practical exercises near optical aids, measurement of reading speed. Calculation of the increase in visual acuity in relation to the magnification
Telescope glasses and hand-held telescopes, mounting a telescope on a pair of glasses. Methods for measuring the magnification of telescopes
High power negative lenses. The visual development of the child; Visual impairments in childhood, pathologies and their treatment.
Practical exercises with telescopes test cassettes. The MNRD tables and their use Hyper-corrective glasses up close and accommodative reserve, practical exercises
The role of contact lenses in low vision: retinal enlargement with lac, eyewear coupling, calculation of magnification
Electronic magnifying aids; training for the use of the video enlarger
Hardware, software, and cameras for the visually impaired; non-optical contrast and environment aids
The influence of light, calculation of illuminance; inverse squares law, Lambert's law of cosine; the Troland. Practise
Visual acuity at different illuminances, positioning of the source and glare, type of lamps The Amsler tables, localization of the central scotoma.
Absorption of electromagnetic radiations from the various ocular diopters, filters and their application; practical exercises Use of advanced technologies for the early diagnosis of macular alterations (oct) and their treatment
Visual rehabilitation in peripheral low vision, mirrors, prisms; the prisms in the nystagmus, the inverse telescope. Practical exercises Mobility, driving and low vision; driving aids, bioptical telescopes. Training for the use of aids. Practise
Prescription of optical aids in visually impaired patients, with reference to the cases dealt with in the practical lesson
Mobility, guidance in people with low vision; driving aids, bioptical telescopes. Training for the use of aids Simulated test on topics covered

Testi riferimento
-ipovisione “i fondamenti e la pratica ” Luigi Lupelli
⁃ Ipovisione e oftalmologia medico legale. Fabiano Editore
⁃ Neuromodulazione e riabilitazione visiva. Fabiano gruppo Editoriale
⁃ Handbook of micoperimetry in visual rehabilitation. Fabiano Editore