The Role of Rehabilitation Medicine in the Psychological Etiology of Blindness or Visual Impairment: A Critical Synthesis | Chapter 6 | Disease and Health Research: New Insights Vol. 6

 Background: Most research and subsequent treatment interventions operate dichotomously in the conceptualization of causality regarding mental health among people with BVI, advancing the conclusion that such problems are either related to physical impairment or social structure. Roughly 3 million adult Americans have a visual impairment or blindness, and over 4 million adults aged 40 and older. Despite data demonstrating an elevated prevalence of mental health symptoms in people with BVI, this population remains largely untreated. The relatively low rates of mental health care service initiation are particularly concerning because individuals with BVI frequently interact with many systems of rehabilitative treatment intended to enhance quality of life.

 

Aim: The present study highlights the Role of Rehabilitation Medicine in the Psychological Etiology of Blindness or Visual Impairment.

 

Patients and Methods: A comprehensive literature review was conducted. The literature review utilized a critical systems typology, whereby relevant literature was selected, reviewed, and analyzed intra and extra-organizationally. In addition, a thorough discussion of disability-related factors was provided, lending a socio-political lens to the problem.

 

Results: Considerable data indicates that short-term mental health care services for people with BVI are ineffective treatment methods, albeit primarily employed in health-rehabilitative processes. Multiple studies offered data indicating the presence of diverse and entangled mental health issues relative to vocational rehabilitation services, mobility tool utility, and emotional reactions to vision loss. Many studies suggested that disability identity work be integrated into health-rehabilitative processes for people with BVI. A critical forum or podcast can provide a means of educative introspection that aids people with BVI to recognize the power that is given, not necessarily power held. Reality therapy, then, can be an organized effort to incorporate into clinical settings which people with BVI are cognizant of, and may specifically request, during assessment or evaluative procedures.

 

Conclusion: To improve the utility of mental health care services for people with BVI, a reenergization of the mental health care needs of this population must occur. Future mental health policy and practice for individuals with BVI can be improved with the help of a podcast or forum that critically examines and educates listeners about the health-rehabilitation issues that impact the provision of mental health care services. In order to improve understanding of this demographic and their particular mental health needs, disability researchers must expedite qualitative, community-based techniques and develop research on integrating critical perspectives in treatment with persons with BVI.

 

Author (s) Details

Clairissa G. Richardson
School of Social Work, Simmons University, Boston, MA, USA.

 

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Assessment of Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) in Semi Urban Population: Risk Factors and Clinical Findings | Chapter 21 | Issues and Developments in Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 6

 The goal of this study is to look into numerous potential risk factors for the development of Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) and to figure out how common ROP is in the study population. This one-year prospective observational study was conducted at the Department of Ophthalmology, Government Thanjavur Medical College, Thanjavur, with 102 babies meeting the inclusion criteria who were subjected to a complete fundus examination with an indirect ophthalmoscope and followed up until 45 weeks after conception. ROP was shown to be more common in male babies (57.8%), but the difference between male and female babies (42.1%) was not statistically significant. As a result, the findings imply that there are no clear gender-related risk factors in the development of ROP. ROP is the most common cause of preventable childhood blindness in India. The difficulty is simply identifying those who would benefit from vision-saving therapy. Screening and treatment of ROP should begin as soon as possible.

Author(S) Details

Sangamithira Mathiyalagan
Government Thanjavur Medical College, Thanjavur, Tamilnadu, India.

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Plasmapheresis in Ophthalmology | Chapter 3 | Research Trends and Challenges in Medical Science Vol. 8

 One of the most serious disabling factors in humans is loss of vision. It is estimated that the total number of such individuals accounts for millions worldwide. The significant spread of such diseases, affecting millions of people around the world, demonstrates the urgency of the issue. More than 1 million people are completely blind in North America alone and about 14 million have some degree of sight loss. There are several different disorders that contribute to loss of vision, such as diabetic retinopathy, senile macular degeneration, Multiple forms of autoimmune retinopathy, harm to the optic nerves and several others. They cannot, as a rule, be fixed with glasses and are not always suitable for drug rehabilitation. The accumulation of different autoantibodies and other metabolites, the large molecules of which do not enable them to be excreted by the kidneys, is often the cause of these diseases and the fact of their accumulation suggests the difficulty of their elimination with the aid of drug therapy. This helps us to use such a form of direct removal from the body as plasmapheresis, and the aim of this study is to explain its use in ophthalmology.

Author (s) Details

V. A. Voinov
First I. P. Pavlov State Medical University of St. Petersburg, Russia.

K. S. Karchevscy
First I. P. Pavlov State Medical University of St. Petersburg, Russia.

O. V. Isaulov
First I. P. Pavlov State Medical University of St. Petersburg, Russia.

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