PSY345H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Adventitiousness, Retinitis Pigmentosa, Brail
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Differentiating between iep and testing and cultural considerations. No such thing as a vision culture, as a deaf culture. Structure of the visual system: eye converts energy light energy. Light energy wavelengths that change is huge and intensity: lens changes width to focus. For the most part issues with the lens changing width can be fixed: retina at the back, can have damage to the optic nerve, we can have problems with the muscular movement of the eyes. Prevalence of visual problems: children with severe v/i 14/10,000, children with total blindness: 1/10,000, canada approximately 200 children. Professionals involved: ophthalmologist medical doctor who specializes in eye diseases and disorders, optometrist: specialist (not a medical doctor) who is trained to measure visual function related to the prescription of corrective lenses. Infectious diseases (rubella, meningitis, encephalitis: high bp or diabetes. Prematurity, birth trauma or complications (including oxygen deprivation)
