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Low vision aids (evaluation of 185 patients)
Author(s) -
Temel Ahmet
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
ophthalmic and physiological optics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.147
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1475-1313
pISSN - 0275-5408
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-1313.1989.tb00918.x
Subject(s) - magnification , optometry , low vision , visual acuity , medicine , medical prescription , reading (process) , spectacle , ophthalmology , vision disorder , eye disease , refractive error , artificial intelligence , computer science , political science , economics , law , market economy , pharmacology
One hundred and eighty‐five referred patients with various eye pathologies were evaluated retrospectively after they had undergone an examination and issued with a prescription for low vision. The majority of patients (77%) benefited from the prescribing of low vision aids (LVA). Spectacle‐mounted magnifiers, high reading additions and telescopes were used as LVAs. Visual acuity, age and magnification are important factors in the assessment of an LVA.