Ocular Examination of the Deaf Patient: Strategies, Accommodations, and Special Considerations.
Deaf patients represent a subset of the population that may present to primary care optometrists. Deaf patients have a heightened need to maximize visual function due to their pre-existing sensory deficit. This clinical procedures manuscript aims to identify special considerations in the provision o...
| Publicado en: | Optometry & Visual Performance Vol. 7; no. 3; pp. 149 - 162 |
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| Formato: | pictorial tables/charts Journal Article |
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Optometric Extension Program
Jul2019
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