Functional Visual Behavior

Functional Visual Behavior in Adults

Occupational therapy professionals need to understand the visual system because it is vulnerable to many dysfunctional skills, which can impact its effectiveness as an information-processing tool. Treatment of the visual system can lead to improvements in clients' muscle tone; movement; and visua-motor, visual-spatial, visual perceptual, and cognitive functioning. This new edition provides a framework to explore the complexities of the visual system and to further the collaboration of occupational therapists with eye care professionals to increase benefits to clients, because optimizing visual behavior can enhance motor function and quality of life.

Functional Visual Behavior

Functional Visual Behavior in Children

The chapters in this comprehensive book - written by occupational therapists, optometrists, an ophthalmologist, a social worker, a cranial osteopath, and a neuropsychologist on such diverse topics as sensory integration, visual attention, hand-eye coordination, postural control, and vision impairment-can provide some much-needed answers to many important vision related questions. Covers the significance of 20/20 vision, the components of vision, and how vision itself ties in with functional visual-perceptual and visual-motor skills. Discusses how to develop interventions in the pediatric clinic or school setting.