Helping blind and partially sighted people to read: the effectiveness of low vision aids
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Helping blind and partially sighted people to read: the effectiveness of low vision aids.
AIMS To substantiate the claim that low vision aids reduce the degree of disability associated with visual impairment. METHODS An observational study of vision, ocular pathology, age, sex, and reading ability in new referrals to a low vision clinic. Reading ability was assessed both with the patients' own spectacles and with an appropriate low vision aid. RESULTS The reading performance and...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.84.8.919