As the population ages, optical and rehabilitation services increasingly recognize the importance of magnification solutions for visual impairment beyond standard spectacle correction. Eye care professionals, social care workers, and other healthcare providers are prescribing robust, simple, and practical devices that aid in vision enhancement.
With advancements in lens technology, material quality, and innovative design, the variety of low vision aids has expanded significantly. Today, a wide array of high-quality, user-friendly products are available in the market, designed to meet the diverse needs of individuals with vision impairment.
This comprehensive guide serves as an indispensable resource for eye-care professionals, providing practical strategies for the management of low vision. It encompasses:
• Understanding visual impairment: Definitions and assessment methods
• Evaluating visual performance: Techniques for analyzing distance and near visual acuity
• Prescribing magnification: Task analysis and methods for recommending hand, stand, and spectacle lens magnifiers
• Utilizing telescopes: Fundamental principles and practical usage for low vision
• Exploring electronic aids: Electronic magnification and image enhancement tools
• Non-optical solutions: Use of lighting and additional strategies to enhance visual performance
• Working with young patients: Strategies for children and adolescents
• Addressing emotional aspects: The emotional impact of low vision and the need for rehabilitation
Targeted at students and professionals such as Optometrists, Dispensing Opticians, Rehabilitation workers, ECLOs, QTVIs, Ophthalmic nursing staff, Orthoptists, Occupational Therapists, Ophthalmologists, Low vision therapists, and Social care workers, this guide serves as an essential low vision resource.
Discover more about our extensive range of products and how they can enhance the quality of life for those with low vision.
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Jane Macnaughton (Author)
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Publication Date:
July 21, 2019
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