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Vision Task Force

 

The visual system is one of our most important senses. It enables us to gather and process information and determines how we will interact with our dynamic environment. Neurological diseases or insults can leave patients with some degree of visual, perceptual, and/or cognitive dysfunction. A neglected component in therapies to improve function is a clear understanding of eye-hand coordination even though harmonization between eye and hand movement is required for all functional activities.

The mission of this task force is to understand how vision, visual motor, and visual perceptual training can be generalized to limb training to improve coordination and functional performance and develop the field of functional vision rehabilitation. Further, our task force will investigate the role of eye movements in eye-hand coordination and in the recovery of motor control in patients with stroke. We hope to stimulate research that will build a logical foundation to integrate the principles of eye-hand coordination into clinical practice to improve functional ability.

The Vision Task Force is a group comprised of clinicians and researchers who are dedicated to elucidating these serious concerns. Aside from the development of functional vision rehabilitation for ocular ailments, our secondary goals involve promulgating information regarding the importance of visual deficits and the clinical situations where they may be prevalent, in addition to advocating for public policy to take a stronger stance on assisting those with vision impediments and allocating healthcare resources appropriately.

To learn more and participate, contact the task force co-chairs.

CO-CHAIRS

 

John Ross Rizzo, MD

John Ross Rizzo, MD

CO-CHAIR

Assistant Professor
NYU

Kimberly Hreha, EdD, OTR/L

Kimberly Hreha, EdD, OTR/L

CO-CHAIR

Assistant Professor
Duke University

JOIN THE TASK FORCE

 

Thank you for being a part of the CRNG Transition and Continuity of Care Task Force! We love that the ACRM attracts the most passionate interdisciplinary mix of rehabilitation pros from around the world. What an honor to collaborate with such driven individuals. We hope to meet with you at our upcoming networking group meeting to discuss current projects and opportunities for contribution and collaboration.

 

ACRM CRNG Transition and Continuity Task Force Meeting

Join us this month t discuss the 2023 ACRM Annual Conference, Task Force vision, and now projects. We welcome your participation.

Save the date! This group meeting the Last Monday of Each Month at 9:00pm ET

 

Please email Dr. Rizzo or Dr. Hreha for more information.
Dr. John Ross Rizzo johnrossrizzo@gmail.com
Dr. Kimberly Hreha khreha318@gmail.com

VISION

We aim to stimulate research that will build a logical foundation to integrate the principles of vision into clinical practice to improve functional ability.

MISSION

The mission of this task force is to understand how vision, visual motor, and visual perceptual training can be generalized to limb training to improve coordination and functional performance and develop the field of functional vision rehabilitation.

GOALS

Meet regularly, write-up/publish our findings, disseminate our work (submit to conferences, etc.)

 

GOALS for 2023

  1. Continue submitting paper until published
  2. Submit at least 2 IEPs
  3. Submit a poster/conference presentation for ACRM 2023

 

2022 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  1. Met regularly
  2. Finished collecting data for our multi-site study
  3. Submitted a paper on our multi-site study findings, however needs to be revamped and resubmitted
  4. Submitted one poster presentation to ACRM 2022 conference (on the multi-site study final findings)

 

GOALS for 2020-2021

  • Meet regularly
  • Complete data acquisition for and publish results of our multi-site study
  • Submit a symposium for ACRM 2021

 

2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • Met regularly
  • Submitted a symposium
  • Started a multi-site assessment study at 7 different sites nationwide
  • Published an article: Hreha, K., Weden, K., Perea, J., Roberts, P., & Rizzo, J.R. (2020 published online). A model for vision rehabilitation and the role of the physiatrist on the interdisciplinary team. American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation PMID:32701638

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