ArticleThe British journal of ophthalmology2003
Impact of an interdisciplinary low vision service on the quality of life of low vision patients.
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- Scoping review of remote rehabilitation (telerehabilitation) services to support people with vision impairment.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Comparison of vision-related quality of life in patients with homonymous hemianopia and monocular blindness.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Availability of low vision services and barriers to their provision and uptake in Ghana: practitioners' perspectives.African health sciences · 2021Article
- Vision-related quality of life in adults with severe peripheral vision loss: a qualitative interview study.Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2021Article
- Burden of family caregivers of ophthalmic patients in a university teaching hospital in south-west Nigeria.Malawi medical journal : the journal of Medical Association of Malawi · 2019Article
- The Effect of Magnification and Contrast on Reading Performance in Different Types of Simulated Low Vision.Journal of eye movement research · 2016Article
- Clinically Meaningful Rehabilitation Outcomes of Low Vision Patients Served by Outpatient Clinical Centers.JAMA ophthalmology · 2015Observational
- Interpretation of low-vision rehabilitation outcome measures.Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry · 2013Article
- Comparison of clinician-predicted to measured low vision outcomes.Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry · 2013Article
- The relative impact of vision impairment and cardiovascular disease on quality of life: the example of pseudoxanthoma elasticum.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2011Article
- Re-evaluating a vision-related quality of life questionnaire with item response theory (IRT) and differential item functioning (DIF) analyses.BMC medical research methodology · 2011Article
- A profile of low vision services in England: the Low Vision Service Model Evaluation (LOVSME) project.Eye (London, England) · 2011Article
- Low vision AIDS provision for visually impaired egyptian patients - a clinical outcome.Middle East African journal of ophthalmology · 2009Article
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Abstract
aimTo investigate the impact of an interdisciplinary low vision service on the vision related quality of life of service users.
methods71 patients were interviewed 2 weeks before their appointment with the service and again 6 months later to assess any changes in their vision related quality of life. The majority of these patients had age related macular degeneration.
resultsAfter contact with the service the majority of patients indicated a reduction in concern about most quality of life issues. They were significantly less anxious about deterioration of their vision, safety within the home, and coping with everyday life.
conclusionImprovements in many areas of their vision related quality of life indicate that this interdisciplinary low vision service has a positive impact on the lives of service users. However many patients were still unable to carry out their preferred everyday activities, and feelings of loneliness and isolation were unchanged. The identification of issues unrelieved by input from the service will be important in planning future service delivery.
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