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Providing care for children with low vision
Community Eye Health Journal, 2007 The importance of providing care for children with low vision is recognised by many initiatives, such as VISION 2020, the 2004 Oslo Workshop on Low Vision,1 and the United Nation's global campaign, Education for All.
Karin van Dijk
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Hospital anxiety and depression scale assessment of 100 patients before and after using low vision care: A prospective study in a tertiary eye-care setting [PDF]
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2017 Purpose: Assessment of anxiety and depression in patients attending low vision care (LVC) using Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Methods: In this prospective, observational study, 100 patients with best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) worse ...
Pukhraj Rishi +5 more
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Multi‐disciplinary low vision care [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 2001 Case reports for three patients with low vision due to different ocular diseases are presented. In each case, a different rehabilitation professional was the main provider of the low vision care needed to meet the patient's goals. However, in all cases the patients benefited from the services of a range of professionals, agencies or groups for visually
Lovie-Kitchin, Janette +3 more
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Barriers in attaining low-vision care services: a narrative review
Delta Journal of Ophthalmology, 2022 The main goal of this narrative review was to examine the literature on the barriers that low-vision patients experience while utilizing low-vision care services (LVCS).
Biswas Vishal +3 more
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Low vision care: who can help? [PDF]
Community Eye Health Journal, 2012 We know that, in many low- and middle-income countries, low vision services are limited to tertiary or teaching hospitals, which means that most people are not able to access them.If this is the case, who can those with low vision turn to for help?
Karin van Dijk
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Barriers and enablers to low vision care services in a tertiary eye care hospital: A mixed method study [PDF]
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2019 Purpose: Visual impairment is a major health concern all over the world. Globally, it has been studied that utilization of low vision care (LVC) services varies from 3% to 15%. This study describes barriers to access the LVC services and suggest enablers
Gopalakrishnan Sarika +4 more
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Bilateral Macular Coloboma: A Rare Entity
Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology, 2022 A macular coloboma is rare, congenital entity characterized by round or oval area of chorioretinal atrophy of variable size at the macula. A 20-year-old male visited to out patient department with a complain of poor vision in both eyes. Patient underwent
Rajlaxmi Virkar +5 more
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Use of augmented reality technology for improving visual acuity of individuals with low vision
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2020 Purpose: The objective of this study was to analyze the visual acuity improvement in patients with low vision using augmented reality device who presented to the low vision care (LVC) clinic at a tertiary eye care center.
Sarika Gopalakrishnan +3 more
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Developing a disability inclusive model for low vision service
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2021 The current practice for low vision management in India exclusively focuses on clinical aspects without much of the rehabilitation components. While making all efforts to improve independent living skills, daily living activities, and quality of life as ...
Suraj S Senjam
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Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2023 Purpose: This study was conducted to estimate the visual acuity improvement in patients with Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) with the help of low vision devices (LVDs) and to analyze the types of distant and near LVDs prescribed to the patients
Sarika Gopalakrishnan +4 more
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