Vision in Neurorehabilitation: Practical Tools for Assessment & Management
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- This is a flex course designed to accommodate your busy schedule. Feel free to mix and match live and recorded sessions according to what best fits your needs, ensuring you have the flexibility to learn at your own pace while still benefiting from real-time interactions and resources.
- Early Bird Rate Available Through June 19, 2026
DESCRIPTION
This online course offers a comprehensive exploration of how visual and perceptual impairments can profoundly impact an individual's daily routines and their ability to engage in designated roles. Visual impairments can limit progression across different levels of care and various types of activities (e.g. reading, mobility and self-care.) This course aims to familiarize participants with prevalent visual-perceptual impairments that often constrain the performance of patients coping with visual challenges stemming from neurological injury or illness. Participants will not only revisit key anatomical features but will also delve into the fundamental components of a comprehensive vision assessment. This assessment encompasses critical aspects like visual acuity, ocular motor control, ocular alignment, visual fields and spatial neglect. These concepts are organized in a simple framework that supports effective interpretation of a visual assessment and clinical decision-making to develop of a plan of care. Instructors will provide insights into adaptable assessment approaches tailored to individuals facing cognitive or communication impairments. Case examples and videos will support the interpretation and application of novel concepts.
*Learners will have the opportunity to submit their own cases to faculty, where 2-3 cases will be selected to present during Session 7 to synthesize course content.
DATES
Fall Session: Sept. 8 to Nov. 17, 2026
? Session Two — Live Online: September 22, 2026 | 4:30-6:00 pm CT
? Session Three — Live Online: September 29, 2026 | 4:30-6:00 pm CT
? Session Five — Live Online: October 20, 2026 | 4:30-6:00 pm CT
? Session Seven — Live Online: November 3, 2026 | 4:30-6:00 pm CT
Winter Session: Jan. 19 to Mar. 23, 2027
? Session Seven — Live Online: March 9, 2027 | 4:30-6:00 pm CT
Case Study Submission for Consideration during Session 7
? Case Study Submission Due - October 20, 2026
*All live sessions are recorded and made available for on-demand viewing.
AUDIENCE
Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants, Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants
LEARNER OUTCOMES
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Identify key anatomical features of the visual system and common visual-perceptual deficits associated with neurologic diagnoses.
- Select appropriate components of a comprehensive vision assessment using the framework introduced during course (visual acuity impairments, ocular motor changes, visual field loss and spatial neglect).
- Critically assess and interpret findings from a visual assessment in the context of case examples.
- Prioritize interventions to address performance breakdowns related to common visual perceptual deficits observed in neurologic patients.
- Identify symptoms or other contributing factors that may influence performance during a visual assessment with neurologic patients.
SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION
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CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT
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