11 Check Your Knowledge

Work through the steps of the occupational therapy process for adults with age-related visual impairment by reading the clinical scenario and selecting the correction action steps.

Inez is an 82-year-old female who lives alone in a townhome located in a suburban area. She has a history of dry (atrophic) age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and bilateral knee replacements. The occupational therapy practitioner (OTP) in post-acute care working with Inez after her bilateral knee replacements, notices she difficulty recognizing her face and reading her patient education materials.