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A Lightweight Approach to Localization for Blind and Visually Impaired Travelers
Sensors, 2023 Independent wayfinding is a major challenge for blind and visually impaired (BVI) travelers. Although GPS-based localization approaches enable the use of navigation smartphone apps that provide accessible turn-by-turn directions in outdoor settings, such
Ryan Crabb +2 more
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Self-help group for addressing depression and anxiety in the visually impaired. A Pilot Study
Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology, 2021 Background: This work describes a vision rehabilitation approach integrated with a self-help group, for psychological support of visually impaired people. The effectiveness and benefits of attending self- help group was analyzed in accordance to anxiety,
Emanuela Rellini +5 more
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Evidence-Base for Low Vision Rehabilitation [PDF]
Community Eye Health Journal, 2004 Richard Wormald
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Low Vision and Plasticity: Implications for Rehabilitation [PDF]
Annual Review of Vision Science, 2016 Low vision is any type of visual impairment that affects activities of daily living. In the context of low vision, we define plasticity as changes in brain or perceptual behavior that follow the onset of visual impairment and that are not directly due to the underlying pathology.
Legge, Gordon E, Chung, Susana TL
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Relationships between neuropsychological and antisaccade measures in multiple sclerosis patients [PDF]
PeerJ, 2018 Background The Stroop test is frequently used to assess deficits in inhibitory control in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). This test has limitations and antisaccade eye movements, that also measure inhibitory control, may be an alternative to Stroop.
Marisa Borges Ferreira +6 more
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Scientific Reports, 2022 The current study examines the potential moderating effect of depression and anxiety on the relationship between visual acuity and health-related quality of life in patients with chronic eye diseases. Of the 71 patients, 37 (52%) were female and 34 (48%)
Hugo Senra +3 more
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Predicting participation of people with impaired vision in epidemiological studies
BMC Ophthalmology, 2018 Background The characteristics of the target group and the design of an epidemiologic study, in particular the recruiting methods, can influence participation.
Pedro Lima Ramos +7 more
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Oil droplet cataracts can mimic retinal disease
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2022 Purpose: Oil Droplet Cataracts in adults is an elusive diagnosis for ophthalmologist. It is difficult to diagnose, and patients can suffer for years with increasingly debilitating symptoms for what is a surgically curable condition.
Abraham Ifrah, MS, Janet S. Sunness, MD
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An overview on Paediatric Low Vision and Rehabilitation
Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology, 2022 Eye-care services must be comprehensive, encompassing eye-health promotion, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation. Integration of eye healthcare services into general healthcare systems is vital for the Global Action Plan to meet its Universal Eye ...
Souvik Manna +3 more
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Vision Rehabilitation in Patients with Age-related Macular Degeneration
Rehabilitation Process and Outcome, 2014 Background The aim of this study was to investigate the rehabilitative process and visual rehabilitation outcomes in patients with central vision loss due to age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Filippo M. Amore +5 more
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