Visual Rehabilitation of Optic Atrophy Patients with Low Vision Aids.
- Author:
Jong Woo KIM
1
;
Seung Ik CHANG
;
Nam Ju MOON
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, National Medical Center, Chung-gu, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Low vision aids;
Optic atrophy;
Visual rehabilitation
- MeSH:
Age Distribution;
Atrophy;
Eyeglasses;
Glass;
Humans;
Optic Atrophy*;
Optic Nerve;
Preexisting Condition Coverage;
Rehabilitation*;
Vision, Low*;
Visual Acuity
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1997;38(3):450-457
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
In oder to evaluate the efficacy of low vision aids in patients with optic atrophy, we analyzed sex, age distribution, preexisting conditions, visual acuities before and after low vision aids use. The sorts and magnifications of prescribed low vision aids were studied in patients with optic nerve atrophy whose visual acuities were not corrected with conventional glasses or contact lens. Our results indicate that distant and near visual acuities with low vision aids were significantly improved in patients with optic atrophy(p<0.01, paired ttest). We think that low vision aids are required to rehabilitate the visually impaired patients caused by optic atrophy because of high probability of visual rehabilitation.
