Low vision rehabilitation for better quality of life in visually impaired adults

M Hoeben, M Langelaan, J Klevering… - Cochrane Database …, 2020 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Low vision rehabilitation aims to optimise the use of residual vision after severe
vision loss, but also aims to teach skills in order to improve visual functioning in daily life …

Microperimetry and clinical practice: an evidence-based review

SN Markowitz, SV Reyes - Canadian journal of ophthalmology, 2013 - Elsevier
Microperimeters embody technological abilities required to assess components of residual
visual functions and functional vision. Residual visual functions and functional vision after …

Eye movements in macular degeneration

P Verghese, C Vullings… - Annual review of vision …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
In healthy vision, the fovea provides high acuity and serves as the locus for fixation achieved
through saccadic eye movements. Bilateral loss of the foveal regions in both eyes causes …

[HTML][HTML] Saccadic eye movements and face recognition performance in patients with central glaucomatous visual field defects

FC Glen, ND Smith, DP Crabb - Vision research, 2013 - Elsevier
Patients with more advanced glaucoma are likely to experience problems with everyday
visual tasks such as face recognition. However, some patients still perform well at face …

[HTML][HTML] Characteristics of fixational eye movements in people with macular disease

G Kumar, STL Chung - Investigative ophthalmology & visual …, 2014 - jov.arvojournals.org
Purpose.: Fixation stability is known to be poor for people with macular disease and has
been suggested as a contributing factor for the poor visual performance of these individuals …

Reading in the presence of macular disease: a mini‐review

STL Chung - Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Reading is vital to full participation in modern society. To millions of people
suffering from macular disease that results in a central scotoma, reading is difficult and …

Occupational therapy practice guidelines for older adults with low vision

J Kaldenberg, S Smallfield - The American Journal of …, 2020 - research.aota.org
Importance: The aging of the population is generating increased demand for occupational
therapy practitioners to address the occupational performance of those experiencing low …

Vision rehabilitation preferred practice pattern®

JL Fontenot, MD Bona, MA Kaleem… - …, 2018 - aaojournal.org
Vision rehabilitation is part of the continuum of eye care that extends from diagnosis to
treatment and rehabilitation. Vision rehabilitation services vary greatly across the United …

Abnormal fixation in individuals with age-related macular degeneration when viewing an image of a face

W Seiple, RB Rosen, PMT Garcia - Optometry and Vision Science, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Purpose It has been reported that patients with macular disease have difficulties with face
perception. Some of this difficulty may be caused by the sensory and perceptual …

Effects of home reading training on reading and quality of life in AMD—a randomized and controlled study

K Kaltenegger, S Kuester, E Altpeter-Ott… - Graefe's Archive for …, 2019 - Springer
Background Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) causes reading impairment, reduced
quality of life (QoL), and secondary depression. We have shown that support with …