Visual Rehabilitation of Optic Atrophy Patients with Low Vision Aids.

Kim, Jong Woo; Chang, Seung Ik; Moon, Nam Ju

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1997;38(3):450-457.
Published online March 1, 1997.

Visual Rehabilitation of Optic Atrophy Patients with Low Vision Aids.

Jong Woo Kim, Seung Ik Chang, Nam Ju Moon

Department of Ophthalmology, National Medical Center, Chung-gu, Seoul, Korea.

시신경위축 환자에서의 시력보조기구를 이용한 시력재활

김종우(Jong Woo Kim),장승익(Seung Ik Chang),문남주(Nam Ju Moon)

Abstract

In oder to evaluate the efficacy of low vision aids in patients with optic atrophy, we analyzed sex, age distribution, preexisting conditions, visual acuities before and after low vision aids use. The sorts and magnifications of prescribed low vision aids were studied in patients with optic nerve atrophy whose visual acuities were not corrected with conventional glasses or contact lens. Our results indicate that distant and near visual acuities with low vision aids were significantly improved in patients with optic atrophy(p<0.01, paired ttest). We think that low vision aids are required to rehabilitate the visually impaired patients caused by optic atrophy because of high probability of visual rehabilitation.

Key Words: Low vision aids;Optic atrophy;Visual rehabilitation