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Articles
Some peer-reviewed articles may require AOTA membership or a university library membership to access for free.
Systematic Reviews
Berger, S., McAteer, J., Schreier, K., & Kaldenberg, J. (2013). Occupational therapy interventions to improve leisure and social participation for older adults with low vision: A systematic review. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 67(3), 303–311. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2013.005447
Justiss, M. D. (2013). Occupational therapy interventions to promote driving and community mobility for older adults with low vision: A systematic review. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 67(3), 296–302. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2013.005660
Liu, C.-J., Brost, M. A., Horton, V. E., Kenyon, S. B., & Mears, K. E. (2013). Occupational therapy interventions to improve performance of daily activities at home for older adults with low vision: A systematic review. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 67(3), 279–287. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2013.005512
Liu, C., & Chang, M. C. (2019). Interventions within the scope of occupational therapy practice to improve performance of daily activities for older adults with low vision: A systematic review. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 74(1). https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2020.038372
Nastasi, J. A. (2019). Occupational therapy interventions supporting leisure and social participation for older adults with low vision: A systematic review. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 74(1). https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2020.038521
Smallfield, S., & Kaldenberg, J. (2019). Occupational therapy interventions to improve reading performance of older adults with low vision: A systematic review. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 74(1). https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2019.038380
Smallfield, S., Clem, K., & Myers, A. (2013). Occupational therapy interventions to improve the reading ability of older adults with low vision: A systematic review. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 67(3), 288–295. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2013.004929
Taylor, D. J., Hobby, A. E., Binns, A. M., & Crabb, D. P. (2016). How does age-related macular degeneration affect real-world visual ability and quality of life? A systematic review. BMJ Open, 6(12). https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011504
Additional Articles
Kaldenberg, J., Smallfield, S., Planche, E., Heller, S., & Rothman, E. (2023). Mapping the gap: Understanding the need for occupational therapy among older adults with visual impairment. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 77(5). https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2023.050219
Kaldenberg, J. (2019). Low Vision Rehabilitation Services: Perceived barriers and facilitators to access for older adults with visual impairment. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 82(8), 466–474. https://doi.org/10.1177/0308022618821591
Kaldenberg, J., & Smallfield, S. (2016). Training older adults with low vision to use a computer tablet: A feasibility study. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 80(2), 117–122. https://doi.org/10.1177/0308022616648172
Smallfield, S., & Kaldenberg, J. (2020). Occupational therapy interventions for older adults with low vision. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 74(2). https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2020.742004
Smallfield, S., Berger, S., Hillman, B., Saltzgaber, P., Giger, J., & Kaldenberg, J. (2017). Living with low vision: Strategies supporting daily activity. Occupational Therapy In Health Care, 31(4), 312–328. https://doi.org/10.1080/07380577.2017.1384969
Warren, M. (1995a). Providing low vision rehabilitation services with Occupational Therapy and Ophthalmology: A program description. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 49(9), 877–883. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.49.9.877
Warren, M. (1993). A hierarchical model for evaluation and treatment of visual perceptual dysfunction in adult acquired brain injury, part 1. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 47(1), 42–54. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.47.1.42
Warren, M. (1993b). A hierarchical model for evaluation and treatment of visual perceptual dysfunction in adult acquired brain injury, part 2. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 47(1), 55–66. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.47.1.55
Books
Below, C. P. & Lewis, K. (2019). Visual Function Intervention. In D. P. Dirette (Ed.), Occupational therapy for physical dysfunction (8th ed.) Wolters Kluwer Health.
Dirette, D. P. (2017). Low vision disorders. In B. Atchison & D. P. Dirette (Eds.), Conditions in Occupational Therapy: Effect on Occupational Performance (5th ed., pp. 499-511). Wolters Kluwer.
Dirette, D. P. & Fortuna, J. (2019). Visual Function Assessment. In D. P. Dirette (Ed.), Occupational therapy for physical dysfunction (8th ed.) Wolters Kluwer Health.
Warren, M. (2018). Evaluation and treatment of visual deficits after brain injury. In H. Pendleton & W. Schultz-Krohn (Eds.), Pedretti’s occupational therapy: Practice skills for physical dysfunction (8th ed.; pp. 594-630). Elsevier.
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