Low Vision Aids in Glaucoma

A large number of glaucoma patients suffer from vision impairments that qualify as low vision. Additional difficulties associated with low vision include problems with glare, lighting, and contrast, which can make daily activities extremely challenging. This article elaborates on how low vision aids...

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Autores principales: Khanna, Anjani, Ichhpujani, Parul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5159456/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27990068
http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10008-1104
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description A large number of glaucoma patients suffer from vision impairments that qualify as low vision. Additional difficulties associated with low vision include problems with glare, lighting, and contrast, which can make daily activities extremely challenging. This article elaborates on how low vision aids can help with various tasks that visually impaired glaucoma patients need to do each day, to take care of themselves and to lead an independent life.
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spelling pubmed-51594562016-12-16 Low Vision Aids in Glaucoma Khanna, Anjani Ichhpujani, Parul J Curr Glaucoma Pract Miscellaneous A large number of glaucoma patients suffer from vision impairments that qualify as low vision. Additional difficulties associated with low vision include problems with glare, lighting, and contrast, which can make daily activities extremely challenging. This article elaborates on how low vision aids can help with various tasks that visually impaired glaucoma patients need to do each day, to take care of themselves and to lead an independent life. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers 2012 2012-10-16 /pmc/articles/PMC5159456/ /pubmed/27990068 http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10008-1104 Text en Copyright © 2012; Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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