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Low vision services: a practical guide for the clinician.
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- Pathologic myopia as a concurrent condition in Pierre Robin sequence: a case report and literature review.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Exploring challenges and community support for hard-to-reach persons with visual impairment in the Free State province, South Africa: A qualitative study.African journal of disability · 2026Article
- Factors Associated with Referral to Low Vision for Patients with Advanced Glaucoma.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Neural Network-Based Prediction of Post-Operative Visual Outcomes Following Secondary Pediatric Intraocular Lens Implantation.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Visual Impairment and Low Vision Aids-A Comparison between Children and Adults.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- Compliance With the Use of Low-Vision Aids in a Greek Population: An Explorative Study.Cureus · 2023Article
- The Impact of Neighborhood Factors on Physical Activity in Older Adults With Visual Impairment.American journal of ophthalmology · 2023Article
- Using the C-Read as a Portable Device to Evaluate Reading Ability in Young Chinese Adults: An Observational Study.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- Bilateral Iridochorioretinal Coloboma Managed with Low Vision Rehabilitation: A Case Report.JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association · 2023Article
- Self-reported use of technology by orientation and mobility clients in Australia and Malaysia before the COVID-19 pandemic.The British journal of visual impairment · 2023Article
- Low Vision Referral Patterns in Intermediate Age-Related Macular Degeneration.Current eye research · 2022Article
- Demand preferences for health management services in a population of older adults with visual impairment in China: a conjoint analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
- Retinal imaging via the implantable miniature telescope.BMJ case reports · 2021Article
- Barriers to Low-Vision Rehabilitation Services for Visually Impaired Patients in a Multidisciplinary Ophthalmology Outpatient Practice.Journal of ophthalmology · 2021Article
- Standardizing the Assessment of Macular Pigment Using a Dual-Wavelength Autofluorescence Technique.Translational vision science & technology · 2019Article
- A Common Approach to Low Vision: Examination and Rehabilitation of the Patient with Low VisionTurkish journal of ophthalmology · 2019Article
- Preference of low vision devices in patients with central field loss and peripheral field loss.Saudi journal of ophthalmology : official journal of the Saudi Ophthalmological SocietyArticle
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Abstract
Low vision has been defined by best-corrected visual acuity worse than 20/40 in the better eye, substantial visual field loss, or substantial loss of contrast sensitivity that cannot be corrected by refraction, medical treatment, or surgery. In the United States, low vision is most commonly caused by age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy. Most patients with low vision are elderly, although patients of all ages - including pediatric patients - may be affected. Low vision may decrease a patient's quality of life substantially, leading to emotional distress and possibly depression. Low vision specialists aim to maximize the remaining vision of a patient by providing optical aids, orientation and mobility training, psychosocial support, and other methods of rehabilitation. Innovations in technology and devices offer additional options in low vision rehabilitation. Clinicians should consider referral to low vision specialists when a patient has difficulty with reading, mobility, driving, recognizing faces, or suffers from emotional distress due to low vision. Early referral may lead to improved outcomes.
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