Aim: 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. Methods: Survey by means of a 29 point postal questionnaire, followed when necessary by a five point telephone questionnaire. All known potential providers of low vision servic...

AIM 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. METHODS Survey by means of a 29 point postal questionnaire, followed when necessary by a five point telephone questionnaire. All known potential providers of low vision servic...

Prototypes of two direct audio/tactile access methods are demonstrated that allow people with print disabilities to "see" diagrams, maps, charts, and other graphically-displayed information. All methods require that labels or other identifying information be available for each important object in a figure. In web applications, this additional information is accessed by exercising a link associa...

PURPOSE To evaluate the effectiveness of a multidisciplinary low-vision rehabilitation program on quality of life evaluated by the Impact of Vision Impairment (IVI) instrument. METHODS First-time referrals to low-vision clinics were assessed before and after rehabilitation (3-6 months). Rasch analysis was used to estimate the three IVI subscale and overall values on an interval scale. A mixed...

Large numbers of people, mostly in lowand middle-income countries, continue to be blind or visually impaired due to uncorrected refractive error or cannot function because they lack access to appropriate low vision aids. Numerous challenges have been cited as the reason for the lack of efficient refractive error and low vision services. These include a lack of appropriate human resources, inade...