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Joan A Stelmack:Expert Impact
Concepts for whichJoan A Stelmackhas direct influence:Veterans affairs,Low vision,Contrast sensitivity,Vision rehabilitation,Visual acuity,Lv vfq48,Vision visual,Low vision devices.
Joan A Stelmack:KOL impact
Concepts related to the work of other authors for whichfor which Joan A Stelmack has influence:Low vision,Visual impairment,Rasch analysis,Quality life,Macular degeneration,Psychometric properties,Reading performance.
KOL Resume for Joan A Stelmack
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| 2021 | Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, IL USA |
| 2020 | Department of Low Vision Service, Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA. |
| 2019 | Blind Rehabilitation Center, Edward Hines Jr. Veterans Affairs Hospital, Hines, Illinois |
| 2018 | Illinois College of Optometry, Chicago |
| 2017 | Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Illinois at Chicago School of Medicine, Chicago |
| 2012 | Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Illinois at Chicago School of Medicine, Chicago, IL |
| 2009 | Edward E. Hines Veterans Affairs Hospital, Hines, Illinois |
| 2008 | Illinois College of Optometry, Chicago (Dr Stelmack) Blind Rehabilitation Service, Blind Rehabilitation Center (124), Edward E. Hines VA Hospital, 500 South 5th Avenue, Hines, IL 60141 |
| 2007 | Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL The Ohio State University College of Optometry, Columbus, Ohio (JRH, JES), Illinois College of Optometry, Chicago, Illinois (JAS), and Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford University, Stanford, California (CAH) |
| 2006 | Blind Rehabilitation Center, Edward Hines Jr. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Hospital, Hines, IL 60141, USA. Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; the |
| 2005 | Blind Rehabilitation Center, Edward Hines Jr VA Hospital, Hines, IL Edward Hines Veterans Affairs Hospital, Hines, Illinois and the Illinois College of Optometry and Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois |
| 2004 | *Clinical Research Scientist, Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois; †Staff Optometrist Edward Hines VA Hospital, Illinois College of Optometry, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois; ‡Research Health Scientist, Rehabilitation, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center; and Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; the Blind Rehabilitation Center (124), Edward Hines VA Hospital, Hines, IL 60141, USA. |
| 2002 | Blind Rehabilitation Center, Edward Hines VA Hospital, Hines, Illinois 60141, USA. University of Illinois Chicago, R. Tracy Williams, OD, FAAO, Loyola University Medical Center, Paulette Turco, OD, FAAO, Thomas Stelmack, OD, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry, Robert Massof, PhD, FAAO. |
| 2001 | Central Blind Rehabilitation Service, Edward Hines VA Hospital, Hines, Illinois, Illinois College of Optometry, Chicago, Illinois, and Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois |
| 2000 | Hines VA Hospital Blind Rehabilitation Center Illinois College of Optometry, Chicago, IL University of Illinois at Chicago Dept. of Ophthalmology; |
| 1999 | Illinois College of Optometry, Chicago, Illinois, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, Illinois |
| 1997 | Rehabilitation Research and Development Center/151R, Atlanta VA Medical Center, Atlanta, Georgia (GRW, WDl'A), Augusta Blind Rehabilitation Center, Augusta VA Medical Center, Augusta, Georgia (SL), VICTORS, Kansas City VA Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri (JM), and Central Blind Rehabilitation Center, Hines VA Hospital, Hines, Illinois (JS) VAMC/151R 1670 Clairmont Road Decatur, Georgia 30033 |
| 1994 | Central Blind Rehabilitation Center, VA Hospital, Hines, Illinois; |
| 1993 | Central Blind Rehabilitation Center, VA Hospital, VA Medical Center, Hines, IL 60421 |
| 1991 | Optometrist, Member of Faculty,F.A.A.O. Blind Rehabilitation Center, Hines VA Hospital, Illinois College of Optometry, Chicago, Illinois Central Blind Rehabilitation Center, Hines Veterans Affairs Hospital, IL 60141. |
| 1987 | Hines Veterans Administration Hospital and Illinois College of Optometry, Chicago, Illinois, |
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Prominent publications by Joan A Stelmack
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of a low-vision rehabilitation program.
METHODS: A multicenter randomized clinical trial was conducted from November 2004 to November 2006 with a 4-month follow-up. A total of 126 patients were included, 98% of whom were white and male. The patients were referred from eye or low-vision clinics and blind rehabilitation centers with a visual acuity in the better-seeing eye worse than 20/100 and better than 20/500 and were eligible for Veterans ...
| Known for Veterans Affairs | Low Vision | United States | Visual Function | 4 Months |
Measuring Outcomes of Vision Rehabilitation with the Veterans Affairs Low Vision Visual Functioning Questionnaire
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PURPOSE: To evaluate the sensitivity to change, in patients who undergo vision rehabilitation, of the Veteran Affairs (VA) Low Vision Visual Functioning Questionnaire (LV VFQ-48), which was designed to measure the difficulty visually impaired persons have in performing daily activities and to evaluate vision rehabilitation outcomes.
METHODS: Before and after rehabilitation, the VA LV VFQ-48 was administered by telephone interview to subjects from five sites in the VA and private sector. ...
| Known for Vision Rehabilitation | Veterans Affairs | Lv Vfq48 | Visual Functioning | Daily Activities |
Psychometric Properties of the Veterans Affairs Low-Vision Visual Functioning Questionnaire
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PURPOSE: To describe psychometric properties of a self-report questionnaire, the Veterans Affairs (VA) Low-Vision Visual Functioning Questionnaire (LV VFQ-48), which was designed to measure the difficulty visually impaired persons have performing daily activities and to evaluate low-vision outcomes.
METHODS: The VA LV VFQ-48 was administered by telephone interview to subjects with visual acuity ranging from near normal to total blindness at five sites in the VA and private sector. Rasch ...
| Known for Veterans Affairs | Psychometric Properties | Vision Visual | Lv Vfq48 | Daily Activities |
Outcomes of the Veterans Affairs Low Vision Intervention Trial II (LOVIT II): A Randomized Clinical Trial
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Importance: Randomized clinical trials are needed to compare effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of different low-vision (LV) programs.
Objective: To determine the value of adding LV rehabilitation with a therapist compared with LV services without intervention.
Design, Setting, and Participants: A randomized clinical trial was conducted from September 27, 2010, to July 31, 2014, of 323 veterans with macular diseases and best-corrected distance visual acuity (BCDVAbetter-eye) of 20/50 ...
| Known for Lv Rehabilitation | Visual Ability | Low Vision | Veterans Affairs | Critical Print Size |
The Effectiveness of Low-Vision Rehabilitation in 2 Cohorts Derived From the Veterans Affairs Low-Vision Intervention Trial
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of low-vision rehabilitation in 2 cohorts derived from the Veterans Affairs Low-Vision Intervention Trial.
METHODS: In a prospective study, we observed 44 participants randomly assigned to outpatient low-vision rehabilitation who did not receive additional treatment after the trial ended at 4-month follow-up and 56 participants randomly assigned to the waiting-list control group and thereafter to standard therapy. The outcome measures included ...
| Known for Visual Ability | Veterans Affairs | Vision Rehabilitation | 4 Months | Outcome United |
BACKGROUND: Visual impairment is a major public health problem. Vision rehabilitation programs have the potential to restore independence and improve quality of life for persons with permanent vision loss, and few have been evaluated in randomized controlled trials.
PURPOSE: The Veterans Affairs (VA) Low Vision Intervention Trial is a multicenter randomized clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a new outpatient low vision rehabilitation program.
METHODS: 126 patients with ...
| Known for Low Vision | Veterans Affairs | Intervention Trial | Lv Vfq48 | Macular Diseases |
PURPOSE: To model the effects of computer use on reported visual and physical symptoms and to measure the effects upon quality of life measures.
METHODS: A survey of 1000 university employees (70.5% adjusted response rate) assessed visual and physical symptoms, job, physical and mental demands, ability to control/influence work, amount of work at a computer, computer work environment, relations with others at work, life and job satisfaction, and quality of life. Data were analyzed to ...
| Known for Eye Symptoms | Quality Life | Computer Work | Surveys Questionnaires | Humans Lighting |
Economic Evaluation of Blind Rehabilitation for Veterans With Macular Diseases in the Department of Veterans Affairs
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PURPOSE: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Low Vision Intervention Trial (LOVIT) developed an outpatient low-vision programme for patients with macular diseases providing low-vision rehabilitation comparable to VA inpatient blind rehabilitation centres (BRCs). This programme targets veterans who do not need or chose not to participate in a comprehensive inpatient blind rehabilitation programme. We examined costs and consequences using veterans in LOVIT and comparable veterans in an ...
| Known for Veterans Affairs | Economic Evaluation | Low Vision | Macular Diseases | Visual Ability |
Visual function in patients followed at a Veterans Affairs polytrauma network site: An electronic medical record review
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BACKGROUND: This observational study describes the "Polytrauma System of Care" used by the Veterans Health Administration to guide medical care and rehabilitation of injured military personnel serving in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and reports the visual function of patients with polytrauma and/or traumatic brain injury (TBI) at the Hines, Illinois, Polytrauma Network Site (PNS).
METHODS: A retrospective medical record review was performed for 103 ...
| Known for Visual Function | Patients Tbi | Veterans Affairs | Military Personnel | Medical Records |
PURPOSE: To compare the effectiveness of low vision rehabilitation (LVR) and basic low vision (LV) in a single masked multicentre randomised controlled trial (RCT).
METHODS: Three hundred and thirty patients eligible for US. Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare services with primary eye diagnosis (better-seeing eye) of macular disease and best-corrected distance visual acuity of 0.40-1.00 logMAR (6/15 to 6/60 or 20/50 to 20/200 Snellen) are being enrolled at seven VA facilities. All ...
| Known for Low Vision | Lv Devices | Veterans Affairs | Visual Ability | Randomised Controlled Trial |
The Michigan Retinal Degeneration Questionnaire: A Patient-Reported Outcome Instrument for Inherited Retinal Degenerations
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PURPOSE: To create a psychometrically validated patient-reported outcome measure for inherited retinal degenerations.
DESIGN: Qualitative and quantitative patient-reported outcome (PROs) questionnaire development using item response theory validation.
METHODS: One hundred twenty-eight patients with a diagnosis of an inherited retinal degeneration at the Kellogg Eye Center (University of Michigan) were recruited and administered a 166-item questionnaire comprising 7 expert-defined ...
| Known for Inherited Retinal Degenerations | Reported Outcome | Michigan Retinal | Degeneration Questionnaire | 25 Participants |
BACKGROUND: This report presents the results of a 2-year study of veterans' use of low vision devices (LVDs) which were prescribed and dispensed through the Blind Rehabilitation Centers (BRCs) and Visual Impairment Centers to Optimize Remaining Sight (VICTORS) of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
METHODS: Two-hundred veterans using 740 LVDs were surveyed by telephone 12 to 24 months after the prescription/dispensing of the devices. Reliability (test-retest) and validity (content, ...
| Known for Low Vision Devices | Visual Acuity | Veterans Affairs | Blind Rehabilitation Centers | Sensory Aids |
OBJECTIVE: To assess the effects of a visual rehabilitation program on visually impaired subjects' visual ability and ability to perform activities.
DESIGN: Prospective observational study.
SETTING: Telephone interviews of respondents in their homes the week before admission to the rehabilitation center and 3 months and 1 year after discharge from the rehabilitation center.
PARTICIPANTS: A total of 178 consecutive patients from the Hines Blind Rehabilitation Center participated in ...
| Known for Vision Rehabilitation | 3 Months | Visual Acuity | Lv Vfq48 | Veterans Affairs |
