Author Frank W. DiChiara's new book "Rehabilitation of the Visually Impaired: Diplomate Emeritus in Low Vision" is a comprehensive guide to the elements of low vision.
Recent release "Rehabilitation of the Visually Impaired: Diplomate Emeritus in Low Vision" from Page Publishing author Frank W DiChiara O.D., F.A.A.O. is a straightforward, easily understood guide to all elements of low vision and the visually impaired.
CRANSTON, R.I., July 26, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Dr. Frank W DiChiara O.D., F.A.A.O., is a graduate of Salus University and completed an internship at Rhode Island Hospital, Ophthalmology Section. He served in the army and was stationed at Fort Carson, Colorado, and Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He became the director of low-vision clinic at the Rhode Island Association for the Blind, now called In-Sight. He has written several articles on low vision and has lectured all over the United States. He became the twenty-seventh diplomate in low vision in the United States. He served in every capacity, including the president of the Rhode Island Optometric Association. Dr. DiChiara was appointed to the board of the low-vision section of the American Optometric Association and served as chairman for four years. He has been honored by his colleagues with the Optometrist of the Year in 1980 and for his many contributions to the profession, the Distinguished Service Award in 1987. In 2007, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award. He was the first doctor to receive this most prestigious award in over one hundred years.
Dr. DiChiara has pulled together various experts in the field to cover every aspect of Low Vision care including the low-vision examination, the corrective devices, microscopes, telescopes, hand and stand magnifiers, nonoptical aids, and much more. There is a wealth of information that the authors have made available and simple to understand for the reader. Anyone who works with visually impaired will comprehend the pathology as most will have been exposed to them.
Contributions to the book have been made by prominent men and women such as Dr. Paul Ajamian, Dr. Wayne Hoeft, Dr. Lawrence Kline, Dr. William Padula, Dr. Bruce Rosenthal, Dr. Tracy Williams, and Dr. Norman Weiss. They are some icons in the field of low vision.
Published by Page Publishing, Dr. DiChiara's comprehensive and easily understood guide can be a great reference for the social worker, the physical therapist, the occupational therapist, the optometrist and ophthalmologist, and anyone who works with visually impaired individuals.
Readers who wish to experience this informative work can purchase "Rehabilitation of the Visually Impaired: Diplomate Emeritus in Low Vision" at bookstores everywhere, or online at the Apple iTunes Store, Amazon, Google Play, or Barnes and Noble.
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