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Profile of Low Vision Population Attending Low Vision Clinic in a Peripheral Eye Hospital in Nepal
Background: Blindness and low vision are major causes of morbidity and constitute a significant public health problem, both detrimental to the quality of life for the individual and an economic burden on the individual, family, and society in general. People with low vision have the potential for enhancement of functional vision if they receive the appropriate low vision services. The present s...
متن کاملProfile of patients presenting at a low vision clinic in a developing country
BACKGROUND Low vision is an important public health problem; however, very few low vision clinics are available to address the needs of low vision patients in most developing countries. The purpose of this study was to describe the characteristics of patients attending the low vision clinic of a Nigerian tertiary hospital. METHODS This was a prospective cross sectional study of all new patien...
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PURPOSE To determine the relationship between refractive error as measured by autorefraction and that measured by trial frame refraction among a sample of adults with vision impairment seen in a university-based low-vision clinic and to determine if autorefraction might be a suitable replacement for trial frame refraction. METHODS A retrospective chart review of all new patients 19 years or o...
متن کاملHow to make an eye clinic more accessible for people with low vision
Use of colour, contrast, and lighting • Use large, clear letters for all the signs in the department. Ensure there is good overall illumination and avoid creating glare, which could be caused by using shiny white tiles on the floor and walls. For signs, use colours with high contrast, e.g., white or yellow lettering on a black or dark background Before you make any changes, make sure people wit...
متن کاملSelf-reported importance and difficulty of driving in a low-vision clinic population.
PURPOSE To validate estimates of self-perceived driving ability from difficulty ratings of driving tasks and to determine the association of the importance and difficulty of driving with the magnitude of visual impairments. METHODS A consecutive series of 851 patients at a low-vision clinic rated the importance of driving on a four-point scale. Those who gave nonzero importance ratings then r...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: JAPANESE ORTHOPTIC JOURNAL
سال: 1988
ISSN: 1883-9215,0387-5172
DOI: 10.4263/jorthoptic.16.48