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. 2019 Apr 30;49(2):89-98.
doi: 10.4274/tjo.galenos.2018.65928.

A Common Approach to Low Vision: Examination and Rehabilitation of the Patient with Low Vision

Esra Şahlı  1 , Aysun İdil  1
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A Common Approach to Low Vision: Examination and Rehabilitation of the Patient with Low Vision

Esra Şahlı et al. Turk J Ophthalmol. .

Abstract

Due to the increasing age of the global population, rates of visual disability are increasing. Visual rehabilitation is an effective method for increasing quality of life among individuals with low vision or blindness due to unpreventable or untreatable causes. The goal of low vision rehabilitation is to produce people who are independent, have an economically viable profession or skill, and are able to enjoy their lives. The stages of modern low vision rehabilitation include the intake interview, assessment of residual visual functions, assessment of residual functional vision, interventions and recommendations, and vision rehabilitation therapies.

Keywords: Low vision; low vision rehabilitation; assessment of residual visual functions; assessment of residual functional vision; low vision aids.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest: No conflict of interest was declared by the authors.

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Distribution of global causes of visual impairment (taken from WHO report entitled Global Data on Visual Impairments 2010) RE: Refractive errors, AMD: Age-related macular degeneration, CO: Corneal opacity, DR: Diabetic retinopathy
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Distribution of global causes of blindness (taken from WHO report entitled Global Data on Visual Impairments 2010) RE: Refractive errors, AMD: Age-related macular degeneration, CO: Corneal opacity, DR: Diabetic retinopathy
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Assessment of reading performance using MNREAD cards
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Some types of telescopes used in our clinic
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Various examples of bioptic telescopes
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Some types of microscopes used in our clinic
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Microscopes with prism additions
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Hand-held magnifiers
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Stand magnifiers
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Filtering lenses
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Examples of electro-optical systems
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Mouse electronic magnifier
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