Background/Aim. The acquisition of practical skills, as with adaptive behaviour in general, is affected by an array personal and environmental factors. aim this study was to determine the level skills among adults vision impairment comparison norms general population, regard visual status (low blindness), age loss onset, gender, age, living arrangements, education, employment status. Methods. S...

Abstract Background Vision impairment (VI) has been identified as a potentially modifiable risk factor for dementia. However, it is not known at what stage of cognitive decline VI exerts an effect. The purpose this study was to determine whether increases the transitions from normal no dementia (CIND) and/or CIND These findings may inform understanding mechanistic processes, well development an...

There is a paucity of literature regarding the relationship between the experience of vision loss and depression. Therefore, the current pilot study aimed to explore whether significant differences existed in levels of depression between adults with different vision loss experiences. A group of adults aged between 20 and 65 yr old with irreversible vision loss in a rehabilitation setting was in...

BACKGROUND The impact of impaired vision on cognitive and psychosocial outcomes among long-term survivors of childhood low-grade gliomas has not been investigated previously but could inform therapeutic decision making. METHODS Data from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study were used to investigate psychological outcomes (measures of cognitive/emotional function) and socioeconomic outcomes (ed...

BACKGROUND Low vision, along with cataract, trachoma, onchocerciasis, childhood blindness and refractive error, is one of the priorities in the global initiative, VISION 2020-The Right to Sight. The purpose of this study was to characterize the traits of patients presenting at a low vision clinic in China. METHODS A retrospective study was conducted of the records of 299 patients who visited ...

PURPOSE Visual impairment presents significant risks for occupational injuries among farmworkers, a vulnerable population with limited access to vision care. Although previous research has noted farmworkers' low lifetime experience with vision screening and high rates of complaints of eye ailments and poor vision, there have been few screening data collected to evaluate these self-reports. The ...

This article aims to facilitate optimal management of cataracts and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) by providing information on indications, risk factors, referral guidelines, and treatments and to describe techniques to maximize quality of life (QOL) for people with irreversible vision loss. A review of PubMed and other online databases was performed for peer-reviewed English-language a...