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Care of Elderly People with Low Vision

Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 1982
The nature and extent of visual impairment among the elderly and their implications for health planning are described. Important components of the low vision examination, the kinds of low vision aids most useful for elderly persons, and the adaptive factors, including environmental controls, are emphasized as important aspects of the rehabilitation ...
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Low Vision Care for the over 80's

Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 1981
The records of patients attending the Association for the Blind Low Vision Clinic at Kooyong in the years 1977–1980 were surveyed and the results compared with previous studies of patients of this clinic. As many of the patients were elderly and as this group showed an increase as a proportion of the whole sample, a more detailed study was conducted on
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Rehabilitation: An Essential Component of Low Vision Care

Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 1981
This paper reviews the concept of rehabilitation in the delivery of care to the low vision patient. It defines low vision in functional terms and suggests that a multidisciplinary approach to management is necessary. The personal, psychological, educational and vocational factors in the successful management of a patient are discussed.
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Aspects of low vision care in Hong Kong

Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 1991
In this paper, low vision care facilities in Hong Kong are described. In addition, some low vision case reports from Hong Kong are presented.
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[Optical Care in Low Vision Patients].

Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde, 2019
The numbers of low vision patients will steadily increase because of increasing longevity. It is important to be aware of those patients so that visual rehabilitation can be started as soon as possible and needed. Before the adjustment of low vision devices a diagnosis should be confirmed in order to check any therapeutic option and to ensure the best ...
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DOMICILIARY FOLLOW UP IN LOW VISION CARE

1994
Low Vision in Australia is generally practiced in a clinical setting. The patient presents at a Low Vision Clinic and is treated by a multi-disciplinary team consisting of a consulting ophthalmologist, optometrist, social worker and occupational therapist.
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Low Vision Care in India: A Time for Action!

Visual Impairment Research, 2008
With a national population now estimated at 1.1 billion people (and growing!), it is often stated that India accounts for 1/3 of all blind and visually impaired individuals in this world! If this statement is correct, this means that there are 5–6 million visually impaired and blind individuals in India.
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Primary Low Vision Care

American Journal of Ophthalmology, 1995
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Low Vision Care

Optometry and Vision Science, 1981
S R, Kleen, R J, Levoy
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Clinical Profile of Low Vision Patients Attending in Low Vision Clinic in a Tertiary Care Hospital.

Mymensingh medical journal : MMJ, 2019
The purpose of the study was to determine the disease profile of patients attending the low vision clinic of a tertiary eye care hospital at National Institute of Ophthalmology & Hospital (NIO&H), Dhaka, Bangladesh July 2016 to June 2017. Low vision and blindness are major causes of morbidity and an economic burden on the individual, family and the ...
N, Begum, I R, Choudhury, A H, Sheuly, L, Nahar, M M, Quadir, D, Nag   +5 more
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