A global survey of low vision service provision

PPC Chiang, PM O'Connor, RT Le Mesurier… - Ophthalmic …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: To conduct a global survey of low vision services to describe the needs, priorities,
and barriers in provision and coverage. Methods: Data were mainly derived from a survey …

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
Two-thirds of the world's population with low vision resides in the Asia-Pacific region.
Provision of comprehensive low vision services is important to improve vision-related quality …

Planning low vision services in India: a population-based perspective

R Dandona, L Dandona, M Srinivas, P Giridhar… - Ophthalmology, 2002 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence and causes of low vision in a population in southern
India for planning low vision services. DESIGN: Population-based, cross-sectional study …

Profile of patients presenting at a low vision clinic in a developing country

B Olusanya, G Onoja, W Ibraheem, C Bekibele - BMC ophthalmology, 2012 - Springer
Background Low vision is an important public health problem; however, very few low vision
clinics are available to address the needs of low vision patients in most developing …

Perspectives on low vision service in Canada: a pilot study

D Gold, B Zuvela, WG Hodge - Canadian journal of ophthalmology, 2006 - Elsevier
Background: A review of the literature and current practice patterns for vision rehabilitation
care in Canada provide a basis for this pilot study, which was undertaken to explore related …

Perceived barriers to the provision of low vision services among ophthalmologists in India

SA Khan, BR Shamanna… - Indian journal of …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: To identify and report the perceived barriers to the provision of low vision services
among ophthalmologists in India. Methods: Seventy nine ophthalmologists responded to a …

Awareness, knowledge, and barriers to low vision services among eye care practitioners

J Jose, J Thomas, P Bhakat… - Oman journal of …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Background: Eyesight plays an important role in our day today life. When the vision gets
hampered, daily activities of an individual will be affected. The prevalence of visual …

Barriers and enablers to low vision care services in a tertiary eye care hospital: A mixed method study

G Sarika, D Venugopal, MVS Sailaja… - Indian journal of …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: Visual impairment is a major health concern all over the world. Globally, it has
been studied that utilization of low vision care (LVC) services varies from 3% to 15%. This …

Low vision services for vision rehabilitation in the United Kingdom

LE Culham, B Ryan, AJ Jackson, AR Hill… - British Journal of …, 2002 - bjo.bmj.com
Aim: Little is known about the distribution and methods of delivery of low vision services
across the United Kingdom. The purpose of this study was to determine the type and …

Barriers to the provision of clinical low-vision services among ophthalmologists in Nigeria

OI Okoye, AE Aghaji, RE Umeh… - Visual Impairment …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: To identify the perceived barriers to the provision of clinical low-vision service
among ophthalmologists in Nigeria, with a view to proffering measures for their removal …