Abstract colon; Purpose. To re-evaluate definitions of low vision, visual impairment, and
disability. Methods. We review current definitions of legal blindness and low vision and how …

Visual Acuity Measurement–Distance vision 14 Ranges of vision loss 14 Measurement
considerations 14 Choice of test distance for normal and near-normal vision 15 Choice of …

. this book represents a real milestone for low vision care because it is one of the first low
vision books in the world, and the first from the UK, that doesn't just give lip service to multi …

Abstract The American Medical Association's (AMA) visual efficiency scale, a vision disability
metric based on visual impairment measurements, was adopted in 1925. That scale was …

PURPOSE: To study the incidence of blindness and low vision over a 7-year period.
DESIGN: Population-based cohort study. PARTICIPANTS: The survivors of the original …

Objective To determine the association between performance on selected tasks of everyday
life and impairment in visual acuity and contrast sensitivity. Methods Visual acuity and …

purpose. To develop a new test of activities of daily living (ADLs) appropriate for the low-
vision population: the Melbourne Low-Vision ADL Index (MLVAI). methods. The MLVAI was …

Background Low-vision care is a widely accepted and valued service provided by many
optometrists. As in other areas of health care, evaluation of the outcome of low-vision care is …

purpose. To examine the relationship between monocular and binocular visual acuities as
predictors of visual disability in a population-based sample of individuals 65 years of age …

This document has been prepared by the Visual Functions Committee of the International
Council of Ophthalmology in consultation with the optometric profession. Since …