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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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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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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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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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Critical issues in implementing low vision care in the Asia-Pacific region [PDF]
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2012 Two-thirds of the world′s population with low vision resides in the Asia-Pacific region. Provision of comprehensive low vision services is important to improve vision-related quality of life (QoL) for people with this condition.
Peggy Pei-Chia Chiang +3 more
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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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Models of low vision care: past, present and future [PDF]
Australasian journal of optometry, The, 2014 Over the last 50 years, the concept of a low vision service has changed considerably. It has moved away from just the optometrist or optician dispensing magnifiers, to having a large team working across the health and social/ community care sectors, with voluntary organisations often playing an important role.
Barbara Ryan
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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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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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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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