Out of Sight, Not Out of Mind - Personal and Professionals Perspectives on Age-Related Macular Degeneration (Paperback, Updtd & Exp Ver ed.)

Out of Sight, Not Out of Mind presents a personal account of living successfully with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), combined with powerful new information on effective service delivery. Ninety-three-year old Lindy Bergman illustrates the ways in which life with low vision can be lived with independence, dignity, and personal satisfaction. Also included are highly informative chapters, written by the world-renowned experts from The Chicago Lighthouse for People Who are Blind or Visually Impaired, encompassing the latest information about the causes and treatment of AMD; a concise, informative overviews of the effects of aging on vision, the emotional and psychological components of vision loss and the integration of the individual's psychological recovery into low vision service delivery; and a cutting-edge model of rehabilitation that meets the challenges of service provision today. Foreword by Jonathan Safran Foer, award-winning author of Everything Is Illuminated and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.

General

Imprint:	American Printing House for the Blind
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2011
First published:	December 2011
Authors:	Lindy Bergman • The Chicago Lighthouse
Editors:	Jennifer E. Miller
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	226
Edition:	Updtd & Exp Ver ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-89128-485-7
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Ophthalmology Promotions
LSN:	0-89128-485-0
Barcode:	9780891284857

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