PURPOSE To analyze visual acuity (VA) improvement, causes of low vision (LV), and quality of life (QOL) following the use of low vision aids (LVAs) in children with LV. METHODS A prospective analysis was conducted on children with LV aged between 4 years and 18 years between March 2013 and October 2013. Children were recruited from both urban schools and rural schools. LVAs were tried for vis...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the diagnosis distribution, low vision rehabilitation methods and utilization of low vision rehabilitation in partially sighted persons over 65 years old. MATERIALS AND METHODS One hundred thirty-nine partially sighted geriatric patients aged 65 years or older were enrolled to the study between May 2012 and September 2013. Patients' age, gender and the distribution of d...

AIMS To determine if there was a significant difference between user-centred and clinical outcomes in people with low vision who attended a new community-based low vision service (CLVS) or the hospital-based low vision service (HBLV). METHODS A prospective controlled before and after study. Participants were recruited from the CLVS (n=343; 96 male, 247 female; median age 82 years) and from th...

BACKGROUND The aims of this study were to determine the clinical effectiveness of optical and video low vision aids (LVA) and analyze the characteristics of the visually impaired at the low vision clinic of Chang Gung Memorial Hospital. METHODS The use of LVA to improve distance and near visual functions was evaluated in 203 new patients from 1998 through 2001 at our clinic. The age, gender, ...

Background: Blindness and low vision are major causes of morbidity and constitute a significant public health problem, both detrimental to the quality of life for the individual and an economic burden on the individual, family, and society in general. People with low vision have the potential for enhancement of functional vision if they receive the appropriate low vision services. The present s...

OBJECTIVES To determine the clinical features and the distribution of diagnosis in partially sighted school-age children, to report the chosen low vision rehabilitation methods and to emphasize the importance of low vision rehabilitation. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study included 150 partially sighted children between the ages of 6 and 18 years. The distribution of diagnosis, accompanying ocul...