The effect of low vision rehabilitation on the quality of life and caregiver burden of low vision patients – a randomized trial by Chunling Cai, Yuwei Shuai, Gonghui Li

Subjects: “…Low vision rehabilitation…”
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Serious Games Accessibility Design Model for Low-Vision Children by Nurul Izzah Othman, Hazura Mohamed, Nor Azan Mat Zin

“…However, many educational software and applications in the market, such as serious games, cannot be accessed by low-vision children due to the visual properties in game design. …”
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Development of a Russian version of the Minnesota low vision reading chart by I.R. Stepanets, A.N. Kulikov, S.A. Koskin, D.I. Zhilchuk

“…</p> <p> <b>Aim</b>: to develop a Russian version of the Minnesota low vision reading chart (MNREAD) and to test it for measuring the near vision reading performance in normally sighted young adults. …”
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The Needs for Visual Improvement of Patients Presented at Low-Vision Center in Wenzhou, China by Xiaoman Li, Guofu Chen, Ruzhi Deng, Na Lin, Lingzhi Ni, Longfei Jiang, Haishuang Lin, Frank Thorn, Jie Chen

“…To characterize the needs for visual improvement of new-visit patients with low vision. Methods. This cross-sectional study collected detailed information of patients presented at low-vision center of the Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University between January 2015 and January 2017. …”
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Barriers to Low-Vision Rehabilitation Services for Visually Impaired Patients in a Multidisciplinary Ophthalmology Outpatient Practice by Karima S. Khimani, Carissa R. Battle, Lauren Malaya, Aaleena Zaidi, Mary Schmitz-Brown, Huey-Ming Tzeng, Praveena K. Gupta

“…Low-vision rehabilitation (LVR) has significant benefit in improving the quality of life of visually impaired patients. …”
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An Unusual Case of Low Vision and Anisocoria Considered a Neurological Finding in the Emergency Department: Ocular Siderosis by Osman Özen, Menekşe İnal Özen

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Daily Functionality of People with Low Vision: The Impact of Visual Acuity, Depression, and Life Orientation—A Cross-Sectional Study by Mara Gkioka, Stavroula Almpanidou, Niki Lioti, Diamantis Almaliotis, Vasileios Karampatakis

“…Background. Low vision (LV) has a significant negative impact on the activities of daily life as well as on the psychological health of patients. …”
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Accuracy and Usability of Smartphone-Based Distance Estimation Approaches for Visual Assistive Technology Development by Giles Hamilton-Fletcher, Mingxin Liu, Diwei Sheng, Chen Feng, Todd E. Hudson, John-Ross Rizzo, Kevin C. Chan

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Protective and risk factors of mental health of working age adults with adventitious total bilateral blindness and low vision: A scoping review protocol. by Nneoma Dike, Lucia D'Ambruoso, Heather May Morgan, Zoë Skea, Emma-Louise Tarburn

“…Vision loss has been associated with mental health problems such as depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder, which significantly impact lives of working age adults with adventitious total bilateral blindness and low vision. It is imperative, therefore, to prioritize the mental health in this population by exploring and understanding the factors that impact on their mental health. …”
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Proportion and Associated Factors of Low Vision among Adult Patients Attending at University of Gondar Tertiary Eye Care and Training Center, Gondar Town, Ethiopia by Melkamu Temeselew Tegegn, Gizachew Tilahun Belete, Ayanaw Tsega Ferede, Aragaw Kegne Assaye

“…Introduction. Low vision is a worldwide health problem in both developing and developed countries. …”
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Potential guidelines for cataract surgery and rehabilitation in visually impaired patients: Literature analysis by Paolo Giuseppe Limoli, Celeste Limoli, Marcella Nebbioso

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A comparative analysis to find out the preferred and effective way to identify new Indian currency note by blind individual: A Pilot study by Vishal Biswas, Monira Sirajum Choudhury, Roshni Majumder

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Smaller-incision new-generation implantable miniature telescope in late-stage age-related macular degeneration: 6 month outcomes by Mario Damiano Toro, Alfonso Savastano, Faustino Vidal Aroca, Paola Sasso, Giuseppe Francione, Gaetano Fioretto, Marina Montemagni, Claudio Xompero, Nicola Claudio D'Onofrio, Ciro Costagliola, Stanislao Rizzo

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Rehabilitation Methods for Patients with Geographic Atrophy due to Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Effects of Rehabilitation on Quality of Life by Damla Erginturk Acar, Figen Batioglu, Aysun Idil, Esra Sahli, Dincer Goksuluk

“…The purpose of the study is to evaluate the low vision rehabilitation methods and to investigate the effect of visual rehabilitation on quality of life in patients with low vision due to geographic atrophy from age-related macular degeneration (ARMD). …”
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The Prevalence and Causes of Visual Impairment in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Northeast China by Liang Wen, Yu Wang, Zhong Lin, Feng Hua Wang, Xiao Xia Ding, Dong Li, Kemi Feng, Yuan Bo Liang, Dong Xiao Zhang, Yu Dou, Gang Zhai

“…The prevalence of bilateral blindness and low vision defined was 0.90% and 10.81%. Uncorrected refractive error was the first leading cause of low vision (75.0%) and blindness (38.9%). …”
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Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Causes of Visual Impairment in an Elderly Chinese Uygur Population in Southern Xinjiang by Yi Sun, Guangming Jin, Mengting Yang, Jing Fu, Xueyi Chen, Bingsheng Lou

“…Cataract is the leading cause of low vision and blindness.…”
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Absent Foveal Pit, Also Known as Fovea Plana, in a Child without Associated Ocular or Systemic Findings by Laura Hernandez-Moreno, Natacha Moreno Perdomo, Tomas S. Aleman, Karthikeyan Baskaran, Antonio Filipe Macedo

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Autorefraction, Retinoscopy, Javal’s Rule, and Grosvenor’s Modified Javal’s Rule: The Best Predictor of Refractive Astigmatism by Kofi Asiedu, Samuel Kyei, Emmanuel Ekow Ampiah

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Investigating the Causes of Blindness and Vision Impairment in Children Younger Than 15 Years Old by Abbas Riazi, Fatemeh Riazi

“…In addition, the need for visual aids was examined by a low-vision specialist. Results: A total of 708 blind and visually impaired children (371 boys and 337 girls) were examined. …”
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Pharmacotherapy for POAG. Individual approach by S.V. Balalin, V.P. Fokin

“…Fyodorov Eye Microsurgery Federal State Institution, Volgograd branch,&nbsp;Volgograd, Russian Federation<br> <br> Glaucoma is still one of the leading causes of the blindness and low vision. According to the World Health Organization, an estimated number of glaucoma patients is 60.5 to 105 million and is growing steadily. …”
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