Low vision rehabilitation: An update
This article provides information concerning issues related to the care of individuals who are visually impaired. Issues reviewed include determining who should be referred for vision rehabilitation services, Charles Bonnet syndrome, visual acuity, contrast sensitivity and visual field testing along with Useful Field of View testing.
Wilkinson, Mark E., Shahid, Khadija S.
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Modern Approach to Diabetic Retinopathy Diagnostics
This article reviews innovative diagnostic approaches for diabetic retinopathy as the prevalence of diabetes mellitus and its complications continue to escalate. Novel techniques focus on early disease detection.
Maria Kąpa +4 more
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Prioritization methodology for roadside and guardrail improvement: Quantitative calculation of safety level and optimization of resources allocation [PDF]
The attention to road safety-related issues has grown fast in recent decades. The experience gained with these themes reveals the importance of considering these aspects in the resource allocation process for roadside and guardrail improvement, which is ...
Cantisani, Giuseppe +3 more
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Predicting participation of people with impaired vision in epidemiological studies
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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Psychosocial impact of visual impairment in working age adults [PDF]
This is an open access article - Copyright @ 2010 BMJ Publishing GroupAim: To review the evidence for the presence of lower levels of psychosocial well-being in working-age adults with visual impairment and for interventions to improve such levels of ...
Gosney, MA, Nyman, SR, Victor, CR
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Common Approach to Low Vision: Examination and Rehabilitation of the Patient with Low Vision
Due to the increasing age of the global population, rates of visual disability are increasing. Visual rehabilitation is an effective method for increasing quality of life among individuals with low vision or blindness due to unpreventable or untreatable ...
Esra Şahlı, Aysun İdil
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Low vision services for vision rehabilitation in the United Kingdom [PDF]
Little is known about the distribution and methods of delivery of low vision services across the United Kingdom. The purpose of this study was to determine the type and location of low vision services within the UK.Survey by means of a 29 point postal questionnaire, followed when necessary by a five point telephone questionnaire.
L E, Culham +8 more
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Using change management theory to implement the international classification of functioning, disability and health (ICF) in clinical practice [PDF]
Practice Evaluation The success of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) depends on its implementation in practice.
Appleby, H
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Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the epidemiological profile and prescription of optical, nonoptical, and electronic devices in the elderly aged 80 years or older, in a low-vision rehabilitation center in Belo Horizonte, Brazil ...
Nadine Fernandes da Silva +2 more
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An international survey of optometric management of stroke survivors
Objectives A survey was conducted to describe the current status of optometric awareness and involvement regarding post-stroke management as literature suggests that visual impairment often goes undiagnosed and unmanaged in stroke survivors.Materials and
Amritha Stalin +2 more
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