Low Vision Rehabilitation/1ː What is low vision and low vision rehabilitation?/set of questions

1. Why is it important to a patient that we define disability or vision impairment?
2. How does the World Health Organization (WHO) define ‘low vision’?
3. According to the WHO definition, can you classify Mrs Scope as having ‘low vision’?
4. What is the definition of ‘impairment’? How does this definition specifically relate to vision?
5. Do you think Mrs Scope has an ‘impairment’? Discuss.
6. Define ‘disability’ and explain how this relates to the sense of vision.
7. Do you think Mrs Scope is disabled? Explain why/why not.
8. Define ‘handicap’ and explain whether this definition can be applied to Mrs Scope.
9. Do you think you have enough information about her case history in order to classify Mrs Scope as either having impairment, disability or handicap? What other information would you need?