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A Multipurpose Low-Vision Aid

American Journal of Ophthalmology, 1983
We constructed a low-vision aid for a 61-year-old patient who had familial macular degeneration and a visual acuity of 20/300. The aid consisted of a spectacle lens incorporating his distance prescription as the carrier, a high-plus bifocal reading addition, and the high-minus ocular lens of a Galilean telescope of variable magnification. The objective
A, Safir, D, Loupe, E S, Naccari, A J, Fitzgerald   +3 more
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Low-vision aids.

Drug and therapeutics bulletin, 1977
Many visually handicapped people including those registered as ‘Blind’ can be helped to make better use of their residual vision by the competent prescribing and supply of low-vision aids. Such aids may allow them some continued independence in their work and socially.
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Introduction to Low Vision Aids

American Orthoptic Journal, 1974
(1974). Introduction to Low Vision Aids. American Orthoptic Journal: Vol. 24, No. 1, pp. 54-56.
A T, Wells, L L, Sloan
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NEW AIDS for LOW-VISION DIABETICS

AJN, American Journal of Nursing, 1989
ensitivity to the special needs of visually impaired people struggling to manage their own diabetes care prompted the formation of the American Association of Diabetes Educators' "VIP Committee" in 1988. A group of nurses and other health care professionals pooled their expertise to advance the frontier of the subspecialty of diabetes care for the ...
M J, Herget, A S, Williams
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Low Vision Aids

Proceedings of the Human Factors Society Annual Meeting, 1986
Visual impairment is increasing as a major disability in our aging population. Recent medical and surgical advances in diagnosis and treatment are adding to the increasing numbers of partially sighted persons. Rehabilitation with low vision aids will therefore assume an important role in keeping the “older” individual active, alert, and independent.
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Low-Vision Aids in Stargardt’s Disease

Ophthalmologica, 1991
The use of low-vision-aids (LVAs) to improve distance and near visual acuity was evaluated in 27 patients. Most of the patients had a useful distance vision with or without glasses, and 24 patients (89%) were prescribed a near visual aid successfully.
A, Temel, H, Kazokoğlu
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Low Vision Aids

2006
1. What is Low Vision...1 2. Magnitude of Low Vision...6 3. Optics of Low Vision Devices...12 4. The Functional Assessment...18 5. The Examination and Evaluation...25 6.
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Evaluation of Low Vision Aids

Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 1982
The selection of aids for patients with low vision depends upon the optometrist's knowledge of the range of aids available and the properties of these aids. In this paper attention is drawn to certain ‘optometric factors’ as properties of aids. These optometric factors include those of image position and the range over which the image can be moved to ...
Robert J. Jacobs, Alan W. Johnston
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Low vision aids

2015
Girija PS, Rajeevan P, Sheeba CS
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