Clinical Analysis of 100 Low Vision Patients.

Kim, Kyu Ho; Moon, Nam Ju

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1997;38(1):141-148.
Published online January 1, 1997.

Clinical Analysis of 100 Low Vision Patients.

Kyu Ho Kim, Nam Ju Moon

Department of Ophthalmology, National Medical Center.

저시력 환자 100예의 임상분석

김규호(Kyu Ho Kim),문남주(Nam Ju Moon)

Abstract

One-hundred patients with low vison caused by various ophthalmic pathologies were evaluated retrospectively. Ophtic atrophy was the most common etiology for low vision. For the low vision patients, hand-help magnifiers, stand magnifiers, telecopes and spectacle-mounted magnifiers were used as optical low vision aid(LVA)s. Typoscopes, visors, absorptive lenses, reading stands were used as non-optical LVAs. Closed circuit television was used as an electrical LVA. Majority of patients(82%) benefited from being prescribed low vision aids Therefore, it was suggested that all patients having low vision should receive a low vision assessment.

Key Words: Low vision;Low vision aids