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res eyeopening news Currently 42 million Americans age40 and older are visually impaired Of 3 million havelow visionBy 2030 when the last baby boomers turn 65 the number of Americans havev. to the . Talent Around You. Nicole Hull. Employment Specialist. Bosma Enterprises. Indianapolis, IN. Overview of Bosma . Enterprises. Not-for-profit organization located in . Indianapolis. Founded by the State of Indiana as the Board of Industrial Aid for the Blind in 1915 and became an independent not-for-profit 501(c)(3) in 1988. . MARGO . SIEGEL, . MSW. THANK YOU. BACKGROUND. SUMMARY OF TOPICS. INTRODUCTION. ALL PRESENTATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO BIAS AND/OR SELECTIVE PROCESS…THIS PRESENTATION INCLUDED.. NO MATTER HOW MUCH I THINK I KNOW, SOMEONE ALWAYS KNOWS MORE!. . - and the role of the pharmacist. Simon Paul Hanna. National Clinical Policy Adviser. Optometry Australia. Overview. Who’s who and where to get . help. Eye health in Australia. Preventing sight loss – what can we do?. Presented by:. Angela Garcia. Denniqua. Holloway. Maria Pimentel. Jessica Vaughn Menefee. What is Glaucoma. - Glaucoma . is . an . eye condition which occurs when there is . a . buildup . or increased pressure in the eye(s. The importance of vision in . preventing falls. Falls are the most common cause of people over 65 being taken into . hospital.. One in three people in this age group will fall every . year.. Falls are the biggest cause of accidental death in people over 75 and cost the NHS around £2.2 billion per . Purpose. The purpose of this module is to acquaint the Consultant with the major types of visual impairments and some of the implications those conditions have for employment in the Randolph-Sheppard program.. Diagnosing and Managing Ocular Emergencies and Urgencies Blair Lonsberry, MS, OD, MEd. , FAAO Diplomate , American Board of Optometry Clinic Director and Professor of Optometry Pacific University College of Optometry Senses. Vision . Hearing. Touch. Smell. Motor System. Cognitive Abilities. Human Vision 101. Visual resolution. The electromagnetic spectrum. Light can be described in frequency (above) or wavelengths (left). . Alexis G. Malkin, OD, FAAO. New England College of Optometry. Vision Aware Webinar . March 2021. What is Low Vision?. Permanently impaired vision. Vision loss that cannot be corrected by standard glasses, surgery, medications, or contact lenses . Susan Wiley, MD, Cincinnati Children’s Medical Hospital Center. Tabitha Belhorn, Ohio Hands & Voices. Leanne Parnell, Ohio Center for . Deafblind. . Education. EHDI 2015. Introductions. Susan. Nicole Hull. Employment Specialist. Bosma Enterprises. Indianapolis, IN. Overview of Bosma . Enterprises. Not-for-profit organization located in . Indianapolis. Founded by the State of Indiana as the Board of Industrial Aid for the Blind in 1915 and became an independent not-for-profit 501(c)(3) in 1988. William A. Monaco, OD, MSEd, PhD. University of South Florida. John E. Crews, DPA. 1. Chronology of the Problem and How I Became Interested. Origin serendipitously in the year 2000. I began exploring the need for nursing home eye care in Washington, D.C. – by contacting local nursing homes.. Marnie Courage, OT Reg. (MB). Enabling Access Inc.. YOU ARE AGING!!!!. Understand the aging demographics and age-related changes related to vision. Become familiar with common age-related vision loss conditions. Almobarak. Associate . Professor and Consultant. Department of Ophthalmology. College of Medicine. King Saud University. Chronic Visual Loss. Vision: . 1- Quantity: VA. 2- Quality: VF, clarity of vision, color .