Survey of the low vision rehabilitation curricula in occupational therapy and occupational therapy assistant programs.

Objective: We examined the preclinical curricular content pertaining to low vision rehabilitation (LVR) included in occupational therapy (OT) and occupational therapy assistant (OTA) programs.

Method: An e-mail survey containing questions about program structure and the extent of course material related to LVR in the curriculum was sent to directors of all accredited OT and OTA programs in the United States.

Results: One hundred nineteen programs responded.