An essential tool for anyone working in the area of low vision, Functional Vision presents a
systematic, comprehensive, integrated approach to assessing an individual's functional …

This article describes the development of a geriatric functional status measure used to
assess treatment outcomes in vision rehabilitation. The 14-item scale, comprising three …

Purpose. The primary purpose of the study is to present and test a simple algorithm for
scoring visual function questionnaires (VFQs) that approximates person measure estimates …

Background A critical component that influences the measurement properties of a patient-
reported outcome (PRO) instrument is the rating scale. Yet, there is a lack of general …

Purpose: The need for improved outcome measures in healthcare, combined with the
increasing prevalence of the low vision population, has prompted the development of a …

purpose. To evaluate the sensitivity to change, in patients who undergo vision rehabilitation,
of the Veteran Affairs (VA) Low Vision Visual Functioning Questionnaire (LV VFQ-48), which …

Clinicians have a broad array of methods for defining outcomes for any given ocular disease
treatment. We're all familiar with the traditional methods used to quantify clinical outcomes in …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the relationship of visual acuity loss to quality of life. DESIGN:
Three hundred twenty-five patients with visual loss to a minimum of 20/40 or greater in at …

Both the number and proportion of the elderly and people with chronic disability are
increasing as a proportion of the entire population, particularly in the over 80 years age …