ACVREP CVRT flashcards
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- Legal blindness definition
- In the United States, legal blindness is best-corrected visual acuity of 20/200 or worse in the better eye, or a visual field of 20 degrees or less.
- Informed consent elements
- Informed consent requires disclosure of purpose, procedures, risks, benefits, alternatives, and the client's right to refuse or withdraw without penalty.
- CVRT scope of practice
- Certified Vision Rehabilitation Therapists teach adaptive independent-living skills; orientation and mobility specialists teach travel; low vision therapists address optical devices.
- SOAP note format
- SOAP stands for Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and Plan; it organizes clinical documentation into client report, observed data, interpretation, and next steps.
- Adjustment is nonlinear
- Adjustment to vision loss is cyclical; denial, anger, sadness, and acceptance can recur after new losses and do not follow a fixed sequence.
- Social model of disability
- The social model locates disability in environmental, attitudinal, and institutional barriers rather than solely in the person's impairment.
- Learned helplessness
- Learned helplessness is passivity produced by repeated uncontrollable events; mastery experiences, choice, and successful rehabilitation reduce it.
- Grief after vision loss
- Grief may include loss of independence, identity, roles, relationships, and leisure, not only loss of visual function.
- SMART goal criteria
- SMART goals are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound, allowing objective tracking of rehabilitation progress.
- Task analysis
- Task analysis breaks an activity into observable, sequenced steps so the therapist can teach, prompt, and measure each component.
- Functional vision assessment
- A functional vision assessment describes how a person uses remaining vision across lighting, distance, contrast, and tasks; it is not a medical diagnosis.
- HAAT model
- The HAAT model analyzes the Human, Activity, Assistive Technology, and Context to match a device to the person's real-life needs.
- ADL versus IADL
- ADLs are basic self-care tasks such as bathing and dressing; IADLs are complex tasks such as cooking, finances, medication management, and transportation.
- Anti-scald water temperature
- Setting water heaters below 120°F (49°C) and checking temperature before bathing reduces burn risk when vision or sensation is impaired.
- Work simplification
- Work simplification combines tasks, eliminates unnecessary steps, organizes supplies, and schedules rest to reduce fatigue during daily activities.
- Diabetic foot care
- Daily tactile inspection of feet and well-fitting shoes help prevent unnoticed injury; vision loss raises the risk of missed wounds.
- UEB braille code
- Unified English Braille is the standard literary braille code in the United States, replacing English Braille American Edition for most texts.
- Nemeth code
- Nemeth code is a braille code used for mathematics and science notation, preserving spatial and symbolic relationships.
- Eccentric viewing
- Eccentric viewing uses a preferred retinal locus adjacent to a central scotoma; steady eye strategy trains consistent fixation.
- Teach-back method
- Teach-back asks the client to explain or demonstrate instructions in their own words, confirming comprehension rather than assuming it.
- Hand versus stand magnifier
- Hand magnifiers are portable but require steady holding; stand magnifiers rest on the page and maintain a fixed lens-to-object distance.
- CCTV magnification trade-off
- Closed-circuit television magnification commonly ranges from 2x to 60x; higher magnification enlarges text but reduces the visible field.
- Device abandonment
- Device abandonment is discontinuation of an assistive device; it is reduced by user involvement, real-setting trials, training, and follow-up.
- Universal design
- Universal design creates products and environments usable by people with diverse abilities without specialized adaptation or separate design.
- Reasonable accommodation
- A reasonable accommodation is a workplace change enabling an employee with a disability to perform essential functions, required absent undue hardship.
- Interactive accommodation process
- The interactive process is a good-faith employer-employee dialogue to identify barriers and effective accommodations, often including medical documentation of need.
- Individualized Plan for Employment
- An IPE is a vocational rehabilitation plan specifying the employment goal, services, responsibilities, timeline, and appeal rights.
- Order of selection
- When vocational rehabilitation resources are insufficient, order of selection prioritizes eligible individuals with the most significant disabilities.
- Macular degeneration effects
- Age-related macular degeneration impairs central vision; dry AMD is more common, while wet AMD can progress rapidly and may require injections.
- Charles Bonnet syndrome
- Charles Bonnet syndrome involves formed visual hallucinations in people with vision loss who retain insight that the images are not real.
- Glaucoma field loss
- Glaucoma typically causes peripheral visual field loss first, often progressing gradually and sometimes without early symptoms.
- Deafblind communication
- Deafblind communication may use tactile sign language, print-on-palm, or support service providers who relay visual and auditory information.