Purpose To summarize relevant evidence investigating the psychologic adjustment to
irreversible vision loss (IVL) in adults. Design Irreversible vision loss entails a challenging …

Objective To determine if hearing loss, vision loss, and dual sensory loss were associated
with social network diversity, social participation, availability of social support, and …

The intention is to summarize the body of evidence speaking to the psychological
challenges faced by visually impaired older adults, as well as their coping efforts. This …

Purpose. To assess the degree of participation of the visually impaired elderly and to make a
comparison with population-based reference data. Method. This cross-sectional study …

Objectives: This study examined the associations of two measures of vision impairment (ie, a
clinical measure of visual acuity and self-reported vision status) and social isolation in a …

Aims Previous studies and community information about everyday difficulties in age-related
macular degeneration (AMD) have focussed on domains such as reading and driving. Here …

Objectives: The aim of this study is to increase our understanding of declining network size
with aging by differentiating between processes of loss and gain and studying the …

Using materials adapted for each member, a self-report survey to examine psychological
distress and unmet need was sent to the membership of a third sector organization …

BACKGROUND: Vision loss in retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a slowly progressive and
inexorable threat to patients' independence. It is not surprising that RP patients, many of …

Social participation, a key determinant of healthy aging, is often negatively impacted by age-
related vision loss (ARVL). This grounded theory study aimed to understand social …