Critical issues in implementing low vision care in the Asia-Pacific region

PPC Chiang, M Marella, G Ormsby… - Indian journal of …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
… Provision of comprehensive low vision services is important to improve vision-related … This
review outlines the critical issues and challenges facing the provision of low vision services in …

Barriers to accessing low-vision care: the patient's perspective

N Lam, SJ Leat - Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2013 - Elsevier
… personal costs, is an important issue. Although the demand for low-vision service (LVS)
should be high, the rate of awareness and use of LVSs continues to be low, ranging from 29% to …

International vision care: issues and approaches

RC Khanna, S Marmamula… - Annual Review of Vision …, 2017 - annualreviews.org
… , good-quality, comprehensive eye care programs throughout the world, … problems such as
diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, childhood blindness, corneal blindness, and low vision. There …

[HTML][HTML] Quality of life of low-vision patients and the impact of low-vision services

IU Scott, WE Smiddy, J Schiffman, WJ Feuer… - American journal of …, 1999 - Elsevier
… health problems.64 Given the growing number of sight-impaired individuals, low vision is a
major public health issue. The use of and access to low-vision services appears to be limited. …

Models of low vision care: past, present and future

B Ryan - Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
… treatments are available for clinical depression, including physical activity programs,
peer support programs, individual guided self‐help programs based on the principles ‘problem

Overcoming barriers to low-vision rehabilitation services: improving the continuum of care

W Wittich, A Canuto, O Overbury - Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2013 - Elsevier
… In addition, the low-vision optometrist then issues further … the continuum of care for patients
with low vision and describe … to low-vision rehabilitation referral and service delivery is …

Integrated depression management: a proposed trial of a new model of care in a low vision rehabilitation setting

G Rees, D Mellor, EE Holloway, BA Sturrock… - Ophthalmic …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Low vision staff will be trained to deliver “problem solving … a new model of service provision
within low vision services across … This project will serve as a model for health service delivery …

Living with low vision: Strategies supporting daily activity

S Smallfield, S Berger, B Hillman… - … in Health Care, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
… Older adults with low vision try many devices and strategies to find the ones that allow them
to … , multicomponent, problem-solving approach to low vision rehabilitation to maximize …

Perinatal care needs and expectations of women with low vision or total blindness in Warsaw, Poland

B Mazurkiewicz, M Stefaniak… - Disability and health …, 2018 - Elsevier
… Developing such a model for perinatal care for women who are blind or have low vision is
vital. … As a woman who is blind or has low vision frequently has problems with interpersonal …

The Barrie Jones Lecture—eye care for the neglected population: challenges and solutions

GN Rao - Eye, 2015 - nature.com
… and refractive errors are the emerging challenges of diabetic retinopathy (DR), glaucoma,
childhood blindness from various causes, and issues related to low vision care. There are no …