Clinical Analysis of 100 Low Vision Patients.
- Author:
Kyu Ho KIM
1
;
Nam Ju MOON
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, National Medical Center.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Low vision;
Low vision aids
- MeSH:
Atrophy;
Humans;
Pathology;
Retrospective Studies;
Television;
Vision, Low*
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1997;38(1):141-148
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
One-hundred patients with low vison caused by various ophthalmic pathologies were evaluated retrospectively. Ophtic atrophy was the most common etiology for low vision. For the low vision patients, hand-help magnifiers, stand magnifiers, telecopes and spectacle-mounted magnifiers were used as optical low vision aid(LVA)s. Typoscopes, visors, absorptive lenses, reading stands were used as non-optical LVAs. Closed circuit television was used as an electrical LVA. Majority of patients(82%) benefited from being prescribed low vision aids Therefore, it was suggested that all patients having low vision should receive a low vision assessment.
