Out of Sight, Not Out of Mind: Personal and Professionals Perspectives on Age-Related Macular Degeneration (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780891284857)

Out of Sight, Not Out of Mind presents a personal account of living successfully with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), combined with powerful new information on effective service delivery. Ninety-three-year old Lindy Bergman illustrates the ways in which life with low vision can be lived with independence, dignity, and personal satisfaction. Also included are highly informative chapters, written by the world-renowned experts from The Chicago Lighthouse for People Who are Blind or Visually Impaired, encompassing the latest information about the causes and treatment of AMD; a concise, informative overviews of the effects of aging on vision, the emotional and psychological components of vision loss and the integration of the individual's psychological recovery into low vision service delivery; and a cutting-edge model of rehabilitation that meets the challenges of service provision today. Foreword by Jonathan Safran Foer, award-winning author of Everything Is Illuminated and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.

Author: Lindy Bergman, The Chicago Lighthouse
ISBN-10: 0891284850
ISBN-13: 9780891284857
Publisher: American Printing House for the Blind
Language: English
Published: 12/12/2011
Pages: 226
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.48d