International Society for Low Vision Research and Rehabilitation on the World Map.

Programme for Vision 2002

Tuesday July 23, 2002


Keynote speakers
Hall: K1-3
Date: Tuesday, July 23, 2002
Time: 09:00 - 10:00
Keynote speaker: HEALTH PROMOTION AND EMPOWERMENT IN DAILY ACTIVITIES.
E Townsend
Canada
Keynote speaker: THE COMPLEXITY OF DAILY LIFE ACTIVITIES
U Sonn
Sweden

R3 Assessment and devices
Hall: G3
Date: Tuesday, July 23, 2002
Time: 08:30 - 10:15
Moderators: A Arditi, United States; L Culham, United Kingdom
R3:5 : A VIRTUAL LASER DISPLAY ADAPTED FOR LOW VISION READING
G L Goodrich , J Kirby, B Donald, P Wagstaff, T Oros, L Jaffray, S Homesley
United States
R3:6 : EVALUATING READING PERFORMANCE AND THE DESIGN OF READING TESTS :
I L Bailey , A H Lueck, K M Tuan, R B Greer, V M Bailey
United States
R3:7 : OUTCOME STUDY TO ASSESS PATIENT RESPONSE TO CLOSED-CIRCUIT TELEVISION (CCTV) SYSTEMS AS A LOW VISION REHABILITATION OPTION
H S Sacharowitz
South Africa
R3:8 : FACTORS AFFECTING PAGE NAVIGATION WITH OPTICAL MAGNIFIERS
A R Bowers 1, J E Lovie-Kitchin2, A M Y Cheong2
1United Kingdom;2Australia
R3:9 : NUMBER OF CHARACTERS ON A CCTV DISPLAY AFTER IMPLANTATION OF A TELEDIOPTRIC INTRAOCULAR LENS
C A Verezen , C B Hoyng
The Netherlands

A3 Developing rehabilitation/habilitation services in Asia
Hall: G2
Date: Tuesday, July 23, 2002
Time: 08:30 - 10:15
Moderators: H Svensson, Sweden
A3:15 : NETWORKING AS A TOOL FOR STRENGTHENING PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT IN LOW VISION - A CASE STUDY
H R Awan , H Minto
Pakistan
A3:16 : THE PROGRESSIVE SERVICE IN LOW VISION CLINIC
S Kongsangchai
Thailand
A3:17 : A RETROSPECT AND PROSPECT OF LOW VISION IN CHINA
H L Liu
China
A3:18 : INTEGRATION OF REHABILITATION SERVICES IN CLINICAL LOW VISION
B Christy
India
A3:19 : STATUS OF LOW VISION REHABILITATION IN INDIA 2002
S Datrange
India
GENERAL DISCUSSION

Special interest group meeting I: Teaching children with cerebral visual impairment
Hall: G1
Date: Tuesday, July 23, 2002
Time: 08:30 - 10:15
Moderator: G Dutton, United Kingdom
Panel: Ulla Ek, Sweden; Lena Jacobsson, Sweden

Poster session II
Date: Tuesday, July 23, 2002
Time: 10:15 - 11:00

E4 Barriers to full participation in society
Hall: K1-3
Date: Tuesday, July 23, 2002
Time: 11:00 - 12:30
Moderator: A Gustavsson, Sweden
Keynote speaker: PARTICIPATION, INTERACTION AND DISABILITY
A Gustavsson
Sweden
E4:15 : A SOCIETY FOR ALL, INCLUDING PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE
B P L den Brinker 1, H H L Geyskens2
1The Netherlands;2Belgium
E4:17 : GENDER ISSUES OF THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED IN EGYPT.
S E M El Messiri
Egypt
E4:18 : BARRIERS TO ACCESS OF LOW VISION SERVICES
T L Pollard , J A Simpson, L M Weih, J E Keeffe
Australia
GENERAL DISCUSSION

E5 Non-visual accessibility of objects and environment
Hall: G1
Date: Tuesday, July 23, 2002
Time: 11:00 - 12:30
Moderators: G Jansson, Sweden
E5:19 : HAPTIC 3D OBJECT RECOGNITION - A STUDY WITH BLIND USERS
C Magnusson , K Rassmus-Gröhn, C Sjöström, H Danielsson
Sweden
E5:20 : BASIC RESEARCH ON SIGN VISIBILITY AMONG THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
S Chiba, M Ohno , T Takai, M Suzuki, K Yanasima, A Kubo
Japan
E5:21 : USE OF BASIC GRAPHIC SYMBOLS, DEPICTION OF PERCEPTUAL PRINCIPLES AND PICTORIAL DEVICES IN CHILDREN WITH TOTAL BLINDNESS
A D'Angiulli
Canada
E5:22 : ECHOLOCATION REVISITED: THE GHANAIAN CASE
W Agbeke
Ghana
E5:23 : A UNIQUE APPROACH TO MANAGING A CLIENT WITH A NEUROLOGICAL VISION IMPAIRMENT
G E Clarke
Australia
:

R4 SLO a tool to find the best area for reading
Hall: G3
Date: Tuesday, July 23, 2002
Time: 11:00 - 12:30
Moderators: S Trauzettel-Klosinski, Germany; R A Schuchard, United States
Keynote speaker: READING WITH VISUAL FIELD DEFECTS: PRECONDITIONS AND ADAPTIVE STRATEGIES
S Trauzettel-Klosinski
Germany
R4:10 : THE SLO IS AN EXCELLENT INSTRUMENT FOR ANALYSING FIXATION PATTERNS IN PATIENTS WITH AMD AND AN ABSOLUTE CENTRAL SCOTOMA, FOR DETERMINING THE IDEAL LOCATION OF A NEW RETINAL LOCUS FOR READING, AND FOR INITIAL TRAINING IN THE USE OF THIS NEW LOCUS.
S E G Nilsson , C Frennesson, U L Nilsson
Sweden
R4:11 : DEVELOPMENT OF A TRAINED RETINAL LOCUS FOR PERSONS WITH MACULAR LOSS
G R Watson , R A Schuchard, E Watkins
United States
R4:13 : THE USE OF AN INFRA-RED EYETRACKER IN THE ASSESSMENT OF MACULAR DISEASE: A COMPARISON WITH THE SCANNING LASER OPHTHALMOSCOPE
M D Crossland , L E Culham, S A Kabanarou, G S Rubin
United Kingdom
R4:14 : THE PREFERRED RETINAL LOCUS MOVEMENT PERFORMANCE BY ECCENTRIC DISTANCE IN PEOPLE WITH MACULAR SCOTOMAS
R A Schuchard , D C Fletcher
United States

A4 Rehabilitation in Africa
Hall: G2
Date: Tuesday, July 23, 2002
Time: 11:00 - 12:30
Moderators: B Elmerskog, Norway
Intro: B Elmerskog
Norway
A4:21 : THE MOBILITY AND REHABILITATION PROGRAMME IN UGANDA
B Elmerskog , J M Tellevik
Norway
A4:22 : FACTORS MILITATING AGAINST LOW VISION IMPAIRMENT REHABILITATION THERAPY IN REMOTE AREA IN NIGERIA.
A V Sumanu , E O Isemokhai
Nigeria
A4:23 : LOW VISION SERVICES IN THE MALAWI INTEGRATED EDUCATION PROGRAMME
R Chigadula
Malawi
A4:24 : VISION IMPAIRMENT AMONG PEASANT FARMERS
O Yamah , A V Sumanu
Nigeria
GENERAL DISCUSSION

E6 Inclusive design of new systems and services
Hall: K1-3
Date: Tuesday, July 23, 2002
Time: 13:30 - 15:15
Moderators: J Gill, United Kingdom; J-I Lindström, Sweden
Keynote speaker: THE DEVELOPMENT OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS TO INCLUDE PEOPLE WITH LOW VISION
J Gill
United Kingdom
Intro.: THE SWEDISH SYSTEM FOR ENSURING INCLUSIVE DESIGN
J-I Lindström Sweden
E6:25 : ENHANCING LOW VISION ACCESS TO THE WORLD WIDE WEB
A Arditi , V L Hanson, P G Fairweather, F Brown, S Crayne, G Daggett, S Detweiler, R S Schwerdtfeger, B Tibbitts, S Trewin
United States
E6:26 : TELECONFERENCING PEER TRAINING PROGRAM 'PEOPLE WITH LOW VISION LEARNING TO ASSIST AND SUPPORT PEOPLE NEW TO THEIR SIGHT LOSS THROUGH TELECONFERENCING
K Milner
Australia
E6:27 : TACTUAL EXPLORATION OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL WORKS OF ART AT MUSEUMS
G Jansson 1, M Bergamasco2, A Frisoli2
1Sweden;2Italy
E6:28 : EMOTIONAL IMAGE SONIFICATION SYSTEM (EMISON) FOR BLIND AND VISUAL IMPAIRED PERSONS
H S Schwende , S H Stoyan
Germany

A5 Psychosocial consequences of age-related low vision: What do we know and what do we need to know?
Hall: G1
Date: Tuesday, July 23, 2002
Time: 13:30 - 15:15
Moderators: H-W Wahl, Germany; A Horowitz, United States
Intro.: H-W Wahl
Germany
Intro.: A Horowitz
United States
A5:25 : DEPRESSION AND PAIN IN SENIORS WITH VISION LOSS AND THE IMPACT OF SHORT TERM VISUAL REHABILITATION
L G Mogk , D Dahl, C Bruce, S Brafford
United States
A5:26 : ADAPTATION TO AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION: A CONTROL-THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE
H W Wahl , S Becker, D Burmedi
Germany
A5:27 : PARTNERS OF OLDER ADULTS WITH IMPAIRED VISION: SUPPORT GROUP MODEL DEVELOPMENT
C Stuen , C Sussman-Skalka
United States
A5:28 : VIDEO EFFECTS TO DEMONSTRATE THE IMPACT OF MACULA DEGENERATION ON VISUAL PERCEPTION
B P L den Brinker , W J M van Damme
The Netherlands
GENERAL DISCUSSION

R5 Low vision reading technique-training
Hall: G3
Date: Tuesday, July 23, 2002
Time: 13:30 - 15:15
Moderators: U Nilsson, Sweden; Ö Bäckman, Sweden
Intro.: THE IMPORTANCE OF TRAINING
U Nilsson
Sweden
Intro.: TRAINING READING ABILITY - THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DEPENDENCE/DISSATISFACTION AND INDEPENDENCE/SATISFACTION FOR ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH LOW VISION
Ö Bäckman
Sweden
R5:15 : LITERACY OUTCOMES IN VISION REHABILITATION FOR OLDER ADULTS
G R Watson , W R De l'Aune, E Watkins
United States
R5:16 : DOSAGE EFFECTS IN LOW VISION READING TRAINING
G L Goodrich , J Kirby, B Donald, P Wagstaff, T Oros
United States
R5:17 : HOW DO PEOPLE WITH SIGHT PROBLEMS READ?
I W Bruce , M Baker
United Kingdom
R5:18 : WIDESIGHT READING PROGRAM - A DEVELOPMENT OF LOW VISION TRANING METHODS
K Inde
Sweden

M7 Development of optical and electronic devices
Hall: G2
Date: Tuesday, July 23, 2002
Time: 13:30 - 15:15
Moderators: G Rubin, United Kingdom; J Gustafsson, Sweden
Intro.: G Rubin
United Kingdom
M7:34 : FUNCTIONAL VISUAL FIELDS OF MONOCULAR BIOPTIC TELESCOPES
I Fetchenheuer , E Peli, R L Woods
United States
M7:35 : A New DEVICE FOR A LOW VISION AID: RETINA PROJECTION SYSTEM WITH MAXWELLIAN VIEW
K Shiraki , T Yasunari, H Tabuchi, T Miki, T Ando, H Nakamura, S Yamaguchi, E Shimizu
Japan
M7:36 : BENEFITS OF ELECTRONIC VISION ENHANCEMENT SYSTEMS FOR PATIENTS WITH LOW VISION
J S Wolffsohn , R C Peterson, M Rubinstein, J Lowe
United Kingdom
M7:39 : IN-THE-LENS BIOPTIC TELESCOPE WITH SIMULVISION
E Peli 1, F Vargas-Martín2
1United States;2Spain
GENERAL DISCUSSION

Poster session III
Date: Tuesday, July 23, 2002
Time: 15:15 - 16:00

A6 Mobility and low vision
Hall: K1-3
Date: Tuesday, July 23, 2002
Time: 16:00 - 17:30
Moderator: J Lovie-Kitchin, Australia
intro: J Lovie-Kitchin
Australia
A6:30 : CRITICAL VISUAL FIELD SIZE FOR MOBILITY OF LOW VISION ADULTS
J E Lovie-Kitchin 1, R L Woods2, S E Hassan2, G P Soong3
1Australia;2United States;3New Zealand
A6:31 : ASSESSING AND IMPROVING VISUAL DETECTION DISTANCES FOR MOBILITY
G L Goodrich , R Ludt
United States
A6:32 : THE ROLE OF VISION AND OUTDOOR MOTIVATION FOR OUTDOOR BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCE OF OLDER ADULTS
H W Wahl , V Heyl, O Schilling
Germany
A6:33 : THE VALIDATION OF AN ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY COURSE USING SIMULATED VISION IMPAIRMENT
C E K Chandler , C M Dickinson, J Sznapka, R A Harper
United Kingdom
GENERAL DISCUSSION

A7 New models of vision rehabilitation: on-line and off-line
Hall: G1
Date: Tuesday, July 23, 2002
Time: 16:00 - 17:30
Moderators: B Silverstone, United States; C Stuen, United States
Sponsored in part by C Schupf and P J Schupf, LighthouseLink
Intro.: B Silverstone
United States
Intro.: C Stuen
United States
A7:34 : WORKING WITH ICIDH-2 IN PRACTICE
H E Talsma
The Netherlands
A7:37 : STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR VISUAL REHABILITATION IN MICHIGAN
L G Mogk
United States
A7:35 : LONELINESS AND FRIENDSHIP IN VISUALLY IMPAIRED OLDER PEOPLE
P F J Verstraten
The Netherlands
A7:36 : MOBILITY IN A CULTURAL CONTEXT
J M Tellevik , B Elmerskog
Norway

M8 Assessment and remediation of visual field loss
Hall: G2
Date: Tuesday, July 23, 2002
Time: 16:00 - 17:30
Moderators: M MacKeben, United States; F Vital-Durand, France
M8:40 : KINESTHETIC FEEDBACK ENHANCES SELF-EXPLORATION OF THE VISUAL FIELD WHILE LEARNING ECCENTRIC VIEWING
M MacKeben
United States
M8:41 : EYE-HAND COORDINATION IN AMD PATIENTS: EVOLUTION OF THE SPATIAL PARAMETERS
C Dauxerre , F Vital-Durand, C Corbé
France
M8:43 : WHEN ONE EYE SEES BETTER THAN TWO. BINOCULAR CONTRAST INHIBITION IN AMD
A Valberg , P Fosse
Norway
M8:44 : PROPERTIES OF THE RECOVERED PARTS OF THE VISUAL FIELD AFTER NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TRAINING OF HEMIANOPIA PATIENTS"
D Bergsma , G J Van der Wildt
The Netherlands
M8:45 : NEW FUNDUS CAMERA FOR LOW VISION TRAINING
H T Takahashi , S Y Yamada, S O Ohno
Japan
GENERAL DISCUSSION

M9 Evaluation of optical and electronic devices
Hall: G3
Date: Tuesday, July 23, 2002
Time: 16:00 - 17:30
Moderators: E Peli, United States; L E Culham, United Kingdom
M9:46 : AN EVALUATION OF TECHNICALLY ADVANCED, HEAD-MOUNTED DEVICES
FOR PEOPLE WITH LOW VISION

L E Culham , A Chabra, G S Rubin
United Kingdom
M9:47 : STUDY OF THE EFFICACY OF A NEW ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR THE AGE RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION: A NEW THERAPEUTIC OPTION
M B Coco , R Cuadrado, I Arranz, R Martín, A Mayo, B Martinez, R M Coco
Spain
M9:48 : LOW VISION REHABILITATION IN PATIENTS WITH AGE RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION AT A TERTIARY EYE CARE CENTER IN SOUTHERN INDIA
S A K Khan , T P D Das, R N Nuthethi
India
M9:49 : RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA AND LOW VISION
S T F Moya, L C Fernandes
Brazil
M9:50 : USE OF LOW COST TELESCOPES IN VISUAL REHABILITATION IN CHILDREN
H Minto
Pakistan
M9:51 : THE USE OF TELESCOPIC DEVICES WITH YOUNG VISUALLY IMPAIRED CHILDREN
D J Lapolice
United States

Return to home page

 © International Society for Low Vision Research and Rehabilitation

Valid XHTML 1.0!::Valid CSS!