Open AccessAwareness, utilization and barriers in accessing assistive technology among young patients attending a low vision rehabilitation clinic of a tertiary eye care centre in Delhi
Author(s) -
Suraj Singh Senjam,
Allen Foster,
Covadonga Bascarán,
Praveen Vashist
Publication year - 2019
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_197_19
Subject(s) - medicine , rehabilitation , eye care , visual acuity , tertiary care , optometry , visual impairment , low vision , assistive technology , outpatient clinic , physical therapy , family medicine , ophthalmology , psychiatry , human–computer interaction , computer science
People with visual disability need assistive technology to improve their body functioning and performance. The purpose of the present study was to understand the awareness, use and barriers in accessing the assistive technology among young patients attending visual rehabilitation clinic of a tertiary eye care hospital in Delhi.