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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Conceptual Understanding and Meanings in Chemistry and Mathematics Constructed by Students with Partial and Total Visual Impairment | Chapter 2 | An Overview of Literature, Language and Education Research Vol. 7

Inclusion involves a sense of belonging: feeling respected and valued for who you are, and receiving support and commitment from others so you can do your best work. Before inclusion in Brazilian public schools, we highlight the case of visually impaired people in the teaching and learning process, specifically how visual impairment affects the construction of concepts and meanings in Mathematics and Chemistry. The objective was to investigate a group of students with partial and total visual impairment, aiming to construct meanings in experimental classes. Modeling was used as a methodology, based on the Theory of Semantic Fields. The results show learning in chemistry and mathematics based on the theory of the study. Although more research needs to be carried out, the results are considered positive.

 

Author (s) Details

 

Paulo Jose Menegasso
PPG Educem, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.

 

André Luiz Santos Menezes
PPG Educem, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.

 

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Oxidative Stress and Retinitis Pigmentosa: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications| Chapter 5 | Current Progress in Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 1

 Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) shows a collection of hereditary retinal disorders characterized by progressive photoreceptor container degeneration, resulting in physical incapacity and potential blindness in severe cases. Although RP pathogenesis has generally been attributed to hereditary mutations, emerging evidence displays the significant role of oxidative stress in affliction progression. Oxidative stress denotes an inequality between reactive oxygen variety (ROS) production and the retina's antioxidant justification mechanisms. This chapter endeavors to investigate the intricate involvement of oxidative stress in RP and allure impact on disease study of animal and progression. Gaining a inclusive understanding of the complex interplay between oxidative stress and ancestral mutations yields invaluable insights into ailment mechanisms and paves the habit for potential therapeutic interventions. Further research is authoritative to elucidate the precise means underlying oxidative stress in RP and develop address antioxidant-based remedies to mitigate disease progress and safeguard vision in affected things.

Author(s) Details:

Ehsan Sayed Ali,
Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey.

Ali Erdinc Yalin,
Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey.

Serap Yalin,
Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey.

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Performing the Chinese Eye Exercises and Children’s Vision—What Can We Learn from Primary Schoolers in Rural Northwestern China? | Chapter 6 | New Advances in Medicine and Medical Science Vol. 6

 The phase presents new evidence of the impact of regularly operating the Chinese eye exercises (CEE) on Chinese students’ visual consequences, based on a big survey dataset on 9,842 fourth graders carelessly chosen from 252 primary schools in country Northwestern China. We used an influential-variable (IV) method and a bivariate-probit model to assess the effects of usually performing the CEE on pupils' visual acuity and the occurrence of visual impairment and myopia. Bivariate-probit estimates and IV estimates two together show that the CEE has a negative impact on juniors' visual acuity.  When distinguished to pupils who did not usually perform the CEE, those the one did were 6.2 allotment points more likely to have impaired apparition and 7.6 percentage points more inclined be myopic.  Our results mean that the frequently observed wrong performance of the CEE  with Chinese students imposes non-trivial hazards to their able to be seen with eyes health, under the hypothesis that the correct execution of the CEE would not hinder students' vision.

Author(s) Details:

Juerong Huang,
College of Economics and Management, China Agricultural University, Beijing, P. R. China.

Qihui Chen,
College of Economics and Management, China Agricultural University, Beijing, P. R. China and Beijing Food Safety Policy & Strategy Research Base, China Agricultural University, Beijing, P. R. China.

Kang Du,
Center for Experimental Economics in Education, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, P. R. China.

Hongyu Guan,
Center for Experimental Economics in Education, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, P. R. China.

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Estimation of Myopia among School Children of Bangalore, India| Chapter 10 | Current Overview on Disease and Health Research Vol. 11

 This phase aims to estimate the blind spot with school children of Bangalore domain, Karnataka, India. Myopia is individual of ultimate prevailing optic problems that influences two together adolescents and men. High blind spot increases the risk of developing irrevocable dream deficit on account of pathologic changes in the retina, in addition to the risk of glaucoma, cataract, and amblyopia. The current study contained pupils old 5 to 15 age from city and rural schools in the Bangalore domain. A total of 3038 scholars were secluded from six various schools, accompanying 1510 girls and 1528 lads. The graduates were commit fundamental eye examinations such as keen sight and dry retinoscopy. In addition, the capacity of the eyeglasses the youngsters were previously wearing for ancient times fixing was written. According to the judgments concerning this study, 4% (241) of the 6076 eyes screened had blind spot. Myopia touched 3.18% (94) of 2954 country toddlers and 4.71% of 3122 city children. It was decided that city school youngsters in Bangalore, Karnataka, had a bigger commonness of myopia than country school offsprings.

Author(s) Details:

D. L. Ashwini,
Sankara College of Optometry, Sankara Eye Hospital, Sankara Academy of Vision, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

Asif Ali Khan,
Essilor at 2.5 NVG ESSILOR India Pvt. Limited, India.

S. M. Karuna,
Optometry Department, Jain University, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.

Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/CODHR-V11/article/view/9292

Estimation of Myopia among School Children of Bangalore, India| Chapter 9 | Current Overview on Disease and Health Research Vol. 11

 This phase aims to estimate the blind spot with school children of Bangalore domain, Karnataka, India. Myopia is individual of ultimate prevailing optic problems that influences two together adolescents and men. High blind spot increases the risk of developing irrevocable dream deficit on account of pathologic changes in the retina, in addition to the risk of glaucoma, cataract, and amblyopia. The current study contained pupils old 5 to 15 age from city and rural schools in the Bangalore domain. A total of 3038 scholars were secluded from six various schools, accompanying 1510 girls and 1528 lads. The graduates were commit fundamental eye examinations such as keen sight and dry retinoscopy. In addition, the capacity of the eyeglasses the youngsters were previously wearing for ancient times fixing was written. According to the judgments concerning this study, 4% (241) of the 6076 eyes screened had blind spot. Myopia touched 3.18% (94) of 2954 country toddlers and 4.71% of 3122 city children. It was decided that city school youngsters in Bangalore, Karnataka, had a bigger commonness of myopia than country school offsprings.

Author(s) Details:

D. L. Ashwini,
Sankara College of Optometry, Sankara Eye Hospital, Sankara Academy of Vision, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

Asif Ali Khan,
Essilor at 2.5 NVG ESSILOR India Pvt. Limited, India.

S. M. Karuna,
Optometry Department, Jain University, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.

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Development of Concepts and Meanings in Mathematics and Chemistry in Students with Visual Impairment | Chapter 11 | Current Research in Language, Literature and Education Vol. 7

Prior to their inclusion in Brazilian public schools, we highlight the example of the visually impaired in the teaching and learning process, notably how visual impairment influences the formation of concepts and meanings in Mathematics and Chemistry. We investigated a group of visually impaired students' meaning formation in experimental classrooms and by modelling in accordance with the Theory of Semantic Fields. Kids with special needs, children who had lost all of their eyesight, and students who had only partially lost their vision made comprised the participants; both groups were in their first year of integration. The research permits us to claim that various teaching methods can promote learning in both chemistry and mathematics.

Author(s) Details:

Paulo Jose Menegasso,
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.

André Luiz Santos Menezes,
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.

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Hurdles in Eye Care Services – An Indian Scenario | Chapter 6 | Recent Developments in Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 8

 Visual impairment has an impact on people in every part of their lives. Many organisations (WHO, IAPB, NGO's, etc.) have launched a campaign called "Vision 2020: The Right to Sight" to eliminate preventable blindness by 2020. Quality, reliability, and efficiency of eye care facilities are three major elements that may help to prevent vision loss worldwide. Obstacles to the use of eye-care services in India include poor practitioner-to-patient ratios, a paucity of eye-care workers, insufficient infrastructure, a lack of state support, and a lack of medical, specialist, or training programmes. Poor road infrastructure, transit facilities, and distances from isolated villages, all of which influence surgery and eye care systems, are significant barriers to such programmes for visually impaired people in rural places. The use of healthy, inexpensive, and efficient eye care facilities is influenced by factors such as age, education, preferences, and psychosocial difficulties. The advancement of eye therapy and comprehension of suitable eye care resources must be intense, and the repercussions of insufficient eye care must be recognised, if avoidable blindness is to be avoided. To provide proper education and lessen global eyesight and blindness, rural people' beliefs and cultural attributes must be examined. Educating people about the importance and use of health care resources should begin at a young age, according to eye care providers. In this post, we'll talk about the present condition of eyecare services, as well as the obstacles that eye doctors confront when it comes to treating and managing eye problems. Using eye care services comes with a number of challenges, which administrators and providers must be aware of.

Author(S) Details

Gaurav Dubey
Optometry Faculty, Department of Optometry, Faulty of Paramedical Sciences, UPUMS, Saifai, Etawah, U.P., India.

Ragni Kumari
Amity Institute of Public Health, Amity University, Noida, U.P., India.

Jamshed Ali
Department of Optometry, Allied Health Science IIMT University, Meerut, U.P, India.

Vibha Kumari
Department of Paramedical Sciences, Jamia Hamdard New Delhi, India.

Prasenjit Das
Department of Optometry, School of Nursing Science, ITM University, Gwalior, M.P, India.

Simi Afroz
Department of Allied Health Science, Sharda University, U.P, India.

R. K. Manik
Department of Optometry, Subharti University, Meerut, U.P., India.

Nitika Kumari
Department of Paramedical Sciences, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India.

Rajeev Trivedi
Ansal Medical School, Sushant University, Gurugram, Haryana, India.

Mahesh Chandra
Department of Ophthalmology, Dr. Sushila Tewari Hospital & Govt. Medical College, Haldwani, Uttarakhand, India.

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