A study of successful and unsuccessful low vision rehabilitation patients

The needs of the visually handicapped are, at times neglected by our profession. This is partly due to the fact that inadequate guidelines exist to guide the occasional low vision practitioner. In an effort to shed more light on this problem, the characteristics of 84 low vision rehabilitants were s...

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Published inAmerican journal of optometry and physiological optics Vol. 58; no. 5; pp. 404 - 407
Main Author Faes, F F
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.05.1981
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Humans
Middle Aged
Sensory Aids
Vision Disorders - economics
Vision Disorders - rehabilitation
Visual Acuity
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Summary:The needs of the visually handicapped are, at times neglected by our profession. This is partly due to the fact that inadequate guidelines exist to guide the occasional low vision practitioner. In an effort to shed more light on this problem, the characteristics of 84 low vision rehabilitants were studied. This group, as a whole, achieved a very high rate of success. Significant differences were found to exist between the successful and unsuccessful groups on measurements of amounts of money spent, number of devices prescribed, and best corrected visual acuity (conventional spectacles). A fourth variable, age, showed that substantial difference existed between the two groups. Possible explanations, implications, and the need for future research are discussed.
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ISSN:0093-7002