Optical Device Use, Part 1: Instruction in the Use of Optical Devices
Optical Device Use, Part 1: Instruction in the Use of Optical Devices
Chrissy Cowan, TVI, and Cynthia Bachofer, TVI, CLVT from the Texas School for the Blind & Visually Impaired give an overview of the range of optical devices typically prescribed in clinical setting and the skills needed to access near and distance targets. They discuss the specific skills needed to use magnifiers and monocular telescopes and strategies for teaching students, ages 3 through 21.
This program was produced in collaboration with the Lions Clubs International Foundation, Kansas Lions, Kansas School for the Blind, and Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
Click the Chapters button above to view individual segments:
- Introduction
- Terminology & Rationale
- Concepts for Effective Training
- Training with Magnifiers
- Training with Telescopes
Click the Resources button for a transcript (txt), handout (pdf) and/or audio recording (mp3).
This program was produced in collaboration with the Lions Clubs International Foundation, Kansas Lions, Kansas School for the Blind, and Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
Click the Chapters button above to view individual segments:
- Introduction
- Terminology & Rationale
- Concepts for Effective Training
- Training with Magnifiers
- Training with Telescopes
Click the Resources button for a transcript (txt), handout (pdf) and/or audio recording (mp3).
| Lowell Bartholomee | |
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| 10/26/2015 | |
| 01:11:12 | |
| low vision, optical device, telescope, monocular, magnifier, optical device skill, optical device training, magnifier training, telescope training, scanning, tracking, fixation, localization, focal distance, spotting, tracing | |
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