ReviewDeutsches Arzteblatt international2011
Current methods of visual rehabilitation.
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- Demand preferences for health management services in a population of older adults with visual impairment in China: a conjoint analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
- Case Report: Visual Rehabilitation in Hemianopia Patients. Home-Based Visual Rehabilitation in Patients With Hemianopia Consecutive to Brain Tumor Treatment: Feasibility and Potential Effectiveness.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Article
- Scotoma Simulation in Healthy Subjects.Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry · 2018Article
- [Current possibilities of visual rehabilitation].Der Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft · 2018Article
- Stroke Survivor and Caregiver Perspectives on Post-Stroke Visual Concerns and Long-Term Consequences.Behavioural neurology · 2018Article
- Adaptation, perceptual learning, and plasticity of brain functions.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2017Review
- Low Vision and Plasticity: Implications for Rehabilitation.Annual review of vision science · 2016Review
- Visual rehabilitation: visual scanning, multisensory stimulation and vision restoration trainings.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2015Review
- Rehabilitation of damage to the visual brain.Revue neurologique · 2012Article
- [Disorders of visual perception].Der Nervenarzt · 2012Article
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Abstract
backgroundDespite therapeutic progress, many diseases of the eyes and visual pathways still cause persistent visual deficits that make everyday life more difficult in many ways. Rehabilitation aims to compensate for these limitations by optimizing residual vision. The demand for visual rehabilitation will increase markedly in the near future.
methodsWe summarize the state of the art in visual rehabilitation on the basis of a selective review of the literature, including randomized, controlled trials (RCTs) in the Cochrane and PubMed databases as well as Cochrane reviews. We also pay particular attention to studies illustrating an important principle or a clinically established method.
resultsCentral visual field defects impair reading. Persons with an absolute central scotoma can regain reading ability by eccentric fixation and text magnification. Many kinds of magnifying visual aids are available. Specific reading training can further improve reading speed. Peripheral field defects impair orientation. Persons with a concentric field defect can be helped by tactile aids, such as a cane, and with orientation and mobility training. Persons with hemianopia can benefit from compensatory saccadic training.
conclusionSuitable rehabilitative measures chosen after the thorough diagnostic evaluation of a visual impairment and analysis of its effects can usually restore reading ability, improve orientation, and thereby enhance the patient's independence and quality of life. As the demand for visual rehabilitation is increasing, steps will need to be taken to make it more widely available. Furthermore, as the scientific basis for visual rehabilitation is currently inadequate in some areas, more research in the field will be needed.
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