How effective is low vision service provision? A systematic review

AM Binns, C Bunce, C Dickinson, R Harper… - Survey of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Visual impairment is a large and growing socioeconomic problem. Good evidence on
rehabilitation outcomes is required to guide service development and improve the lives of …

Reading aids for adults with low vision

G Virgili, R Acosta, SA Bentley… - Cochrane Database …, 2018 - cochranelibrary.com
Background The purpose of low‐vision rehabilitation is to allow people to resume or to
continue to perform daily living tasks, with reading being one of the most important. This is …

Design of the low vision quality-of-life questionnaire (LVQOL) and measuring the outcome of low-vision rehabilitation

JS Wolffsohn, AL Cochrane - American journal of ophthalmology, 2000 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To design and validate a vision-specific quality-of-life assessment tool to be
used in a clinical setting to evaluate low-vision rehabilitation strategy and management …

[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
PURPOSE: To investigate the functional status and quality of life of patients at a low-vision
clinic and to evaluate the impact of low-vision services. METHODS: Interviews, including the …

Impact of an interdisciplinary low vision service on the quality of life of low vision patients

A Hinds, A Sinclair, J Park, A Suttie… - British Journal of …, 2003 - bjo.bmj.com
Aim: To investigate the impact of an interdisciplinary low vision service on the vision related
quality of life of service users. Methods: 71 patients were interviewed 2 weeks before their …

Impact of apps as assistive devices for visually impaired persons

S Pundlik, P Shivshanker, G Luo - Annual Review of Vision …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
The pervasiveness of mobile devices and other associated technologies has affected all
aspects of our daily lives. People with visual impairments are no exception, as they …

Helping blind and partially sighted people to read: the effectiveness of low vision aids

TH Margrain - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2000 - bjo.bmj.com
AIMS To substantiate the claim that low vision aids reduce the degree of disability
associated with visual impairment. METHODS An observational study of vision, ocular …

Factors related to the use of magnifying low vision aids: a scoping review

MC Lorenzini, W Wittich - Disability and rehabilitation, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Background: The decision process around the (non-) use of assistive technologies is
multifactorial. Its determinants have previously been classified into personal, device-related …

The impact of assistive device use on disability and depression among older adults with age-related vision impairments

A Horowitz, M Brennan, JP Reinhardt… - The Journals of …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Objectives. One can conceptualize adaptive technology as a resource used by disabled
older adults in order to maintain competence in everyday life. This study examined the …

Clinical and laboratory evaluation of peripheral prism glasses for hemianopia

RG Giorgi, RL Woods, E Peli - Optometry and Vision Science, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Purpose. Homonymous hemianopia (the loss of vision on the same side in each eye)
impairs the ability to navigate and walk safely. We evaluated peripheral prism glasses as a …