Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 6 , Pages 691-695 , June 2007

Short- and Long-Term Effects of an Intensive Inpatient Vision Rehabilitation Program

Presented to the American Academy of Optometry, December 8, 2005, San Diego, CA.

  • Joan A. Stelmack, OD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Blind Rehabilitation Center, Edward E. Hines VA Hospital, Hines, IL
    • Illinois College of Optometry, Chicago, IL
    • Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Joan A. Stelmack, OD, MPH, Edward E. Hines VA Hospital, Bldg 113, Hines, IL 60141
    • ,
  • D.’Anna Moran, MA

      Affiliations

    • Blind Rehabilitation Center, Edward E. Hines VA Hospital, Hines, IL
    • ,
  • Deborah Dean, MA

      Affiliations

    • Blind Rehabilitation Center, Edward E. Hines VA Hospital, Hines, IL
    • ,
  • Robert W. Massof, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.

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 Supported by the Office of Research and Development, Rehabilitation Research and Development Service, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (grant no. C2707I) and the National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health (grant no. EY012045).No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the author(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.Reprints are not available from the author.

PII: S0003-9993(07)00234-1

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.03.025

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 6 , Pages 691-695 , June 2007

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