ACVREP CVRT case studies
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The Certified Vision Rehabilitation Therapist (CVRT) credential is awarded by the Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation & Education Professionals (ACVREP). According to ACVREP, vision rehabilitation therapists instruct people with vision impairments in compensatory skills and assistive technology so they can live safe, productive, and interdependent lives. The ACVREP CVRT case studies are 5 cases and about 3,658 words.
1The Accountant Who Is "Not One of Those Blind People"
Okafor is 44 and was diagnosed with Leber hereditary optic neuropathy eight weeks ago. Acuity dropped from 20/20 to 20/300 OU over about three weeks; she reports dense central scotomas and severe photophobia.
774 words, about 4 min2The Referral That Says "Teach Braille"
Bianchi is 79, referred by his ophthalmologist with a note reading "teach braille." He has advanced glaucoma, acuity 20/100 OU with small remaining temporal islands, and he reads large print slowly with a 4x magnifier. He completed six years of schooling in Italy; English is his second language and he reads English at roughly a third-grade level.
696 words, about 3 min3Keeping the Kitchen After Two Falls
Whitfield is 78 and lives alone in a two-story house. She has neovascular AMD: 20/200 right eye and counting fingers left, with a dense central scotoma.
725 words, about 4 min4Neuropathy, Tremor, and a Reading Goal
Nakamura is 62 and has had type 2 diabetes for 24 years, with proliferative retinopathy treated by panretinal photocoagulation. Acuity is 20/60 OU with extensive field loss, and he reports disabling glare.
663 words, about 3 min5Dual Sensory Loss, MCI, and a Sole Caregiver
Adeyemi is 84 and has end-stage glaucoma with light perception only in both eyes. He also has a moderate-to-severe hearing loss and has never used hearing aids; he refuses them, saying "they whistle." He scores 22/30 on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment.
800 words, about 4 min