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Low Vision Care – Out of Site. Out of Mind

Ophthalmic Epidemiology, 2020
To estimate the number of patients accessing eye care with low vision (LV) at a large multi-site ophthalmology institute who utilize low vision rehabilitation (LVR) services and compare their characteristics to individuals who do not utilize LVR services.This is an electronic health record-based retrospective chart analysis.
Judith E. Goldstein, Xinxing Guo, Michael V. Boland, Bonnielin K. Swenor   +3 more
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A holistic model of low vision care for improving vision‐related quality of life

Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 2020
Vision impairment can have a significant impact on the wellbeing and quality of life of an individual. Vision rehabilitation has the potential to improve these areas; however, four in five patients with vision impairment are not being referred to the appropriate services. Barriers to on-referral include, but are not limited to: (1) misunderstandings by
Wilson, Luu, Michael, Kalloniatis, Emma, Bartley, Megan, Tu, Lisa, Dillon, Barbara, Zangerl, Angelica, Ly   +6 more
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Recent advances in clinical low-vision care

International Rehabilitation Medicine, 1983
In the past decade there has been a growth in the awareness of the impact that low vision has on the individual and on society in general. The clinical eye-care professions have become more conscious of their responsibility to assist partially sighted patients and low-vision care is becoming a specialty area within optometry and ophthalmology.
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Low Vision Care—Two Case Reports

Optometry and Vision Science, 1981
Abstract Two patients are discussed and their similarities and differences are noted. Both lost an eye as a result of military service. One had low vision in the remaining eye because of a retinal problem with generally clear media. The other had an essentially normally functioning retina but light transmission was compromised because
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Barriers to accessing low-vision care: the patient’s perspective

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2013
To review the literature regarding barriers that hinder access to low-vision (LV) care from the perspective of individuals with vision impairment.Literature review.PubMed and Scopus were used to identify relevant cross-sectional studies of awareness of, and barriers to, LV rehabilitation.
Norris, Lam, Susan J, Leat
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Notes on the use of low magnification telescopes in low vision care

Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 1990
Several areas related to the use of telescopes in low vision are reviewed. These include: contrast sensitivity function; eccentric viewing through a telescope; field of view; telescope used in reverse; and IOL-spectacle lens telescopic systems. Experimental data are included to support selected clinical observations routinely made by low vision ...
Dagmar Otto, George C. Woo
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Comprehensive Low Vision Care: Part Two

Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 1975
Between July 1970 and July 1973, a total of 1,118 patients were seen at the Vision Rehabilitation Clinic, a part of the Gundersen Eye Clinic, Boston University Medical Center. The visual function of approximately 75 percent of all patients was significantly improved with visual aids and counseling. This high rate of success was the result of innovative
Dagmar B. Friedman, Herbert L. Kayne, Carter B. Tallman, John E. Asarkof   +3 more
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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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Comprehensive Low Vision Care: Part One

Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 1974
The program of vision rehabilitation at Boston University Medical Center is described. From July 1970, to July 1973, 1,000 patients were seen by a multidisciplinary staff of ophthalmologists, optometrists, and social workers. The staff, using an array of optical, mechanical, and electronic devices, plus additional professional consultation, made ...
Dagmar B. Friedman, Carter B. Tallman, John E. Asarkof   +2 more
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Low Vision Care

Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 1975
EDWIN B. MEHR, ALLAN N. FRIED
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