Low vision is the term used to describe significant visual impairment that can’t be corrected fully with glasses, contact lenses, medication or eye surgery
Best corrected visual acuity of 6/18 or less and / or field of vision of 10 degree or less
In other words People who are unable to see objects (say a person’s face) beyond maximum of 3m i.e., 10 feet distance (with their spectacle correction) and / or people those who have side vision difficulty are said to have low vision.
When ordinary eye glasses, contact lenses or intraocular lens implants cannot provide sharp sight, an individual is said to have low vision. Although reduced central or reading vision is common, low vision may also result from decreased side (peripheral) vision, a reduction or loss of clarity of vision, or the eye’s inability to properly adjust to light or glare.
People who are unable to see objects (say a person’s face) beyond maximum of 3m i.e., 10 feet distance (with their spectacle correction) and / or people those who have side vision difficulty are said to have low vision.
When ordinary eye glasses, contact lenses or intraocular lens implants cannot provide sharp sight, an individual is said to have low vision. Although reduced central or reading vision is common, low vision may also result from decreased side (peripheral) vision, a reduction or loss of clarity of vision, or the eye’s inability to properly adjust to light or glare.
Helps in enhancing the existing potential vision of the patients
Recognizing faces at distance
Reading fine print/writing
Watching TV
Computer/Mobile tasks
Seeing black board (for students)
Glare problems
Congenital cataract/Aphakia
Glaucoma
Diabetic retinopathy
Computer/Mobile tasksOptic nerve problems (eg: Optic atrophy)
Retinitis Pigmentosa
Nystagmus
Albinism
Heredomacular degeneration (eg: Stargardt's disease)
Age related macular degeneration
Vision assessment
Field of vision assessment
Spectacle power check up
Testing withLow Vision Devices (optical and non-optical)
Color vision assessment
Optic nerve problems(eg: Optic atrophy)
Contrast sensitivity assessment
Assessment of difficulty level of the patients in performing day-to-day activities
Nystagmus
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