AEGiS-BKREV: AIDS and Vision Loss

AIDS and Vision Loss

American Foundation for the Blind, 15 W 16th St., New York, NY 10011. 115p., illus., bibliog., index. ISBN 0-89128-167-3. $29.95.
Edwin Kiester, Jr. 1990.

"This handbook is a first attempt to synthesize what is known about human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and vision loss and appropriate rehabilitation methods for visually impaired PWAs." It contains chapters discussing the disease profile, who gets AIDS, how AIDS is treated, and the emotional impact of AIDS. These are straightforward discussions that are well written. The rest of the book discusses services that can be provided for the visually handicapped AIDS patients. This is a very good resource book that would do well to be continually updated with any new developments in treating AIDS and the visually handicapped. (H. Robert Malinowsky)

Keywords: Visually Handicapped Services, Patient Rehabilitation, Complications and Sequelae, Blindness)

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