Ipovisione e riabilitazione neuropsicovisiva

Low Vision:
1. Definition, classification and legislative aspects.
2. Epidemiology
3. PRL: definition, diagnostic, skills
4. Visual Rehabilitation

Evolution of the sense of sight in primates and in man.
a) Relationship between the evolution of sight and smell, the position of the eyes, the visual field and the size of the brain.
b) Enhancement of the sense of sight in primates: stereoscopic and trichromatic vision; differences between the trichromatic vision of man and the dichromatic vision of animals.
2 - The visual system and retinal projections.
3 - Areas of cerebral integration of visual information.
4 - Mirror neurons
a) Mirror system in monkeys and humans
b) Motor resonance
c) Mirror neurons and language
d) Mirror system in the blind
5 - Sensations, perceptions, emotions
6 - Characteristics of visual perception.
7 - The perception of space and objects.
a) Spatial scanning.
b) Optical illusions.
c) Blindsight "or blind vision
6 - Disorders of perception and identification of objects.
a) The visual agnosies
b) Cortical blindness
7 - Visual-spatial disturbances
a) Optic or visuo-motor ataxia
b) Constructive apraxia
6 - The neglect
7 - Neuroplasticity.
a) Post-injury recovery
Effects of rehabilitation on brain plasticity

1. The magnification
2. Optical, opto-electronic and IT tools
3. Surgery in visual rehabilitation
4. The techniques for autonomy rehabilitation

1. Different approaches to visual rehabilitation: the Swedish school, the American school, the Italian contribution.
2. New visual aids
3. Research and innovation in intraocular lenses in the visually impaired patient
4. The techniques for autonomy rehabilitation

Introduction
- Physical activity and well-being: a new frontier
Physical activity, exercise, training: terminology and definitions
- aerobic activity
- resistence
- Flexibility and balance
- Diversity between physical activity and physical exercise
- Physical training
- Sedentary lifestyle
- Characteristics of the main sports disciplines and their use
Physical activity: physiopathological aspects
- hints of physiology / pathophysiology of cardiopulmonary, metabolic and motor control during physical exercise
- Physiological mechanisms responsible for the beneficial effects of physical training
- Concept of cardiovascular and metabolic risk
Physical activity as therapy
- The benefits of physical activity
- The risks of physical activity
- chronic diseases with particular reference to:
o cardiovascular pathologies (coronary artery disease, arterial hypertension, heart failure, etc.)
o metabolic disorders (diabetes, metabolic syndrome)
or neoplastic pathologies
or musculoskeletal pathologies
- aging
- pediatric age
Physical activity prescription
- modality
or aerobic exercise
or endurance exercise
- intensity
- frequency
- duration
- progression

Clinical Psychology: Different Theories and Approaches
Disease management and patient resources
Communication with the patient: relational aspects
The low-vision patient
The foreign patient: experience of illness and communication with the health worker
The experience of healthcare professionals: job satisfaction and burnout