Open AccessTele-rehabilitation for persons with vision impairment during COVID-19: Experiences and lessons learned
Author(s) -
Beula Christy,
Mojjada Mahalakshmi,
T V Aishwarya,
Deiva Jayaraman,
Antony V Das,
Padmaja Kumari Rani
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/ijo.ijo_1722_21
Subject(s) - telerehabilitation , psychological intervention , medicine , telehealth , rehabilitation , telemedicine , intervention (counseling) , visual impairment , phone , health care , nursing , physical therapy , psychiatry , linguistics , philosophy , economics , economic growth
The COVID-19 pandemic imposed challenges to access rehabilitation intervention to individuals with visual impairment, thereby increasing their disability effects. This study explored the viability maintaining the continuum of care through telerehabilitation.