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Appendix F: Eye and Vision Care Professionals and Education
Pages 517-522

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... . required volumes of • May specialize in a surgical procedures specific area of medical performed and patient or surgical eye care, examinations (required)
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... . vision rehabilitation, • Additional board vision therapies, and certification by the can, in two states, American Board of perform certain surgi Optometry and/or cal procedures (AOA, NBEO board certifica- 2012)
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... . Low Vision Develops and • Bachelor's degree • Work under the direcTherapist conducts vision with emphasis on tion of an ophthalmol functional vision rehabilitation ogist or optometrist assessment tests or bachelor's degree to provide clinical of everyday with proof of basic low vision evaluation, tasks for those competency in all core assist with treatment with low vision areas.
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... Vision Professional • Bachelor's degree with • Develop individualized Rehabilitation responsible emphasis in vision reha- rehabilitation plans Therapist for evaluating bilitation therapy or and teach visually functional bachelor's degree with impaired individuals capabilities post-secondary educa- how to use compensa and teaching tion demonstrating tory skills and assistive behavioral and knowledge of ACVREP technology in an effort environmental vision rehabilitation to enhance opportuni adaptations to therapist knowl- ties for career and edu overcome vision edge domain areas cational development disabilities.
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... 2014b. Vision rehabilitation therapist certification handbook.
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