PURPOSE The Functional Vision Assessment (AVIF-2 to 6 years)'s capacity to differentiate visual ability levels in children with low vision was analyzed. The AVIF-2 to 6 years was created at the Infantile Low Vision Sector from São Geraldo Hospital, Brazil. METHODS After a debate among professionals from different areas regarding the appropriateness of the test items, AVIF-2 to 6 years was app...

neurological manifestation may complicate takayasu arteritis (ta). a 23-year-old girl with sudden onset of vision loss was admitted to hospital. her brain mri showed abnormal t2-signal hyperintensity and visual evoked potential revealed prolonged p100 latency. consequently, optic neuritis was diagnosed. a review on history of dizziness, falling, and weak pulses of upper extremities led to more ...

purpose: to evaluate the knowledge and practice of computer users about computer related eye problems.  methods: one hundred twenty-three computer users were asked to complete a questionnaire. in each questionnaire, after initial demographic questions, 9 questions were conducted to evaluate the knowledge of the users and 9 questions to assess their attitude about the computer vision syndrome (c...

Purpose: Comparing the effects of manipulating senses on relative phase transition bimanual coordination pattern of active and inactive women with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Methods: The methodology of this study was repeated-measures design. Study participants comprised 10 active women and 10 inactive women with multiple sclerosis who voluntarily participated in this experiment. The participant...

computers are used everywhere from home to work these days, thus the effects on the visual system will be more noticeable every day. problems associated with computer usage are generally known as the computer vision syndrome (cvs).these problems include eye fatigue, irritation ,redness , blurred vision and dry eye. all of these problems have adverse effects on individuals in the long term and r...