Caregivers Indicate Significant Burdens in Caring For Patients With Visual Impairment
Clinicians must understand the burdens caregivers of patients with visual impairment experience in order to create effective interventions.
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Higher Retinitis Pigmentosa Rates Seen in Patients with Low Vision, Consanguineous Parents
Most patients reported functional improvement and continued to use their low vision aids, according to the report.
Lower Quality of Life Reported by Individuals With Unilateral No Light Perception
Patients with a unilateral lack of light perception report a better quality of life with improved acuity of the best seeing eye, according to a study.
Comfortable and Critical Print Sizes are Similar in Patients With Low Vision
Using patient identification of comfortable reading size may provide better use of clinical time than a full analysis of reading speed, a study suggests.
Poorer Visual Acuity and Visual Field Leads to More Collisions Per Mile in Bioptic Drivers
Researchers observe similar overall rates in collisions in bioptic and fully sighted drivers before accounting for age distribution, according to a study.
Deep Learning Model Uses Electronic Health Record Data to Identify Low Vision Patients
Clinician referral rates for individuals needing low vision services often fall short of national guidelines, a study suggests.
Combined Vision Therapy, Conventional Treatment Effectively Treats Pediatric Unilateral Refractive Amblyopia
Clinicians have traditionally believed that children older than age 7 are significantly less responsive to amblyopia treatment, according to a report.
Need for More Awareness re: Smartphone Accessibility for Visual Impairments
Most users with low vision are able to train themselves on the use of assistive technologies once they are aware of its existence.
Yoke Prisms May Restore Visual Acuity in Low Vision AMD
The lenses effectively redirect images toward peripheral identifiable preferred retinal location.
USPSTF: Evidence Lacking for Screening Seniors for Visual Acuity
The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes that evidence for weighing the balance of benefits and harms of screening older adults for impaired visual acuity is currently inadequate.
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