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Benefits, Rewards and Benefits, Rewards and I I Inventions from Working in an Inventions from Working in an i i f f W W ki ki i i Acute Care Rehabilitation Acute Care Rehabilitation Hospital Hospital Thomas Politzer, O.D., FCOVD, FAAO

 Caring for patients in an acute care hospital  Caring for patients in an acute care hospital setting is a rewarding experience. The scope of problems encountered is extensive, as is the responsibility for treating them.

 Challenging  Challenging  Professional interactions  Continuing “real life” education  Continuing real life education  You get the chance to make a difference

 It is not good enough to have good clinical  It is not good enough to have good clinical skills.

 The optometrist wanting to pursue this must p g p also possess a good understanding of neuro- anatomy, physiology, neurology, and rehabilitation rehabilitation.  One must be able to put ego aside and be a  One must be able to put ego aside and be a committed member of a team. One must be able to see and appreciate the “big picture” of how to achieve desired future outcomes with an understanding that vision is just one piece of the puzzle of the puzzle.

 Spot Patch  Spot Patch  Cyclo-prism  Cyclo prism  SONAR assisted vision enhancement  SONAR assisted vision enhancement  The Craig Rehabilitation Hospital Lens  The Craig Rehabilitation Hospital Lens