Coping with macular degeneration.

Covers assistive devices and behaviors useful to a 93-year-old macular degeneration patient, including an Amsler grid for daily self-checks, a portable, brilliant flashlight, and eccentric viewing.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
Format:	Government Document Video
Language:	English
Published:	[Bethesda, Md.] : National Institutes of Health, [between 2000 and 2009?]
Subjects:	Retinal degeneration > Popular works. Vision disorders in old age > Popular works. Older people with visual disabilities > Popular works. Visual training > Popular works. Self-help devices for people with disabilities > Popular works. Documentary films. Streaming videos.
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/FDLP1323

Description
Summary:	Covers assistive devices and behaviors useful to a 93-year-old macular degeneration patient, including an Amsler grid for daily self-checks, a portable, brilliant flashlight, and eccentric viewing.
Item Description:	Available as both streaming video (5 min., 21 sec., WMV file, sd., col.) and downloadable video (5 min., 21 sec., WMV file, sd., col.) files. Title from title frame. Accompanied by transcript in HTML format. Electronic resource.
Format:	System requirements: Internet browser; multimedia software player capable of playing Windows Media Video files. Mode of access: Internet via the NIH SeniorHealth web site. Addresses as of 10/20/09: http://nihseniorhealth.gov/agerelatedmaculardegeneration/agerelatedmaculardegenerationdefined/video/md2.html and http://nihseniorhealth.gov/agerelatedmaculardegeneration/agerelatedmaculardegenerationdefined/video/md2%5Fmp300.html ; current access available via PURL.