"Helping someone with a
low vision aid gives them back independence," Ms Gill said.
National survey of blindness and
low vision after 14 years will contribute to improve the eye health system.
Many of these conditions are more common in older people, but a person shouldn't expect to have
low vision just because of aging.
Becker will be discussing conditions that cause
low vision from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
The term "
low vision" is defined as a visual impairment that cannot be restored with corrective devices, medical therapy, or surgical treatment.
The WHO, working definition of
low vision (WHO, 1992) is as follows: A person with
low vision is one who has impairment of visual functioning even after treatment and/or standard refractive correction, and has a visual acuity of less than 6/18 to light perception or a visual field of less than 10 degrees from the point of fixation, but who uses or is potentially able to use, vision of the planning and/or execution of a task.
Aid and rehabilitation for school-age children with
low vision is very important to increase their social communication skills and to ensure that they receive education of the same caliber as healthy children (3, 4).
According to the World Health Organization's VISION 2020 report, the prevention and rehabilitation of
low vision is among the primary global objectives.
This paper acknowledges that most occupational therapists encounter
low vision as a complication in clients with other functional impairments and medical conditions and few have the opportunity to become specialists in
low vision.
M2 EQUITYBITES-February 29, 2016-New England
Low Vision and Blindness Acquires Vision Dynamics