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inAmerican Journal of Occupational Therapy > Vol. 69/1 (janvier-février 2015)

Titre :	Acquisition of Visual Perception in Blind Adults Using the BrainPort Artificial Vision Device
Type de document :	texte imprimé
Auteurs :	Amy C. NAU ; Christine PINTAR ; Aimee ARNOLDUSSEN ; et al.
Année de publication :	2015
Langues :	Anglais (eng)
Mots-clés :	Adulte  Cécité  Réadaptation  Vision
Résumé :	OBJECTIVE. We sought to determine whether intensive low vision rehabilitation would confer any functional improvement in a sample of blind adults using the BrainPort artificial vision device. METHOD. Eighteen adults ages 28–69 yr (n = 10 men and n = 8 women) who had light perception only or worse vision bilaterally spent up to 6 hr per day for 1 wk undergoing structured rehabilitation interventions. The functional outcomes of object identification and word recognition were tested at baseline and after rehabilitation training. RESULTS. At baseline, participants were unable to complete the two functional assessments. After participation in the 1-wk training protocol, participants were able to use the BrainPort device to complete the two tasks with moderate success. CONCLUSION. Without training, participants were not able to perform above chance level using the BrainPort device. As artificial vision technologies become available, occupational therapy practitioners can play a key role in clients’ success or failure in using these devices.
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[article] Acquisition of Visual Perception in Blind Adults Using the BrainPort Artificial Vision Device [texte imprimé] / Amy C. NAU ; Christine PINTAR ; Aimee ARNOLDUSSEN ; et al. . - 2015.
Langues : Anglais (eng)
in American Journal of Occupational Therapy > Vol. 69/1 (janvier-février 2015)

Mots-clés :	Adulte  Cécité  Réadaptation  Vision
Résumé :	OBJECTIVE. We sought to determine whether intensive low vision rehabilitation would confer any functional improvement in a sample of blind adults using the BrainPort artificial vision device. METHOD. Eighteen adults ages 28–69 yr (n = 10 men and n = 8 women) who had light perception only or worse vision bilaterally spent up to 6 hr per day for 1 wk undergoing structured rehabilitation interventions. The functional outcomes of object identification and word recognition were tested at baseline and after rehabilitation training. RESULTS. At baseline, participants were unable to complete the two functional assessments. After participation in the 1-wk training protocol, participants were able to use the BrainPort device to complete the two tasks with moderate success. CONCLUSION. Without training, participants were not able to perform above chance level using the BrainPort device. As artificial vision technologies become available, occupational therapy practitioners can play a key role in clients’ success or failure in using these devices.
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