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A person with Low Vision means a person with impairment of visual functioning even after treatment or standard refractive correction but who uses or is potentially capable of using vision for the planning or execution of a task with appropriate assistive devices
What is Low Vision?
Low Vision is a disability
World Health Organisation defines low vision’ as visual acuity of less than 6/18 but equal to or better than 3/60, or a corresponding visual field loss to less than 20°, in the better eye with the best possible correction.
What are the signs of Low Vision
- A person having a low vision will have difficulty in performing activities like reading, shopping, cooking, writing, and watching TV may be hard to do. Even when wearing glasses or contact lenses
- Recognizing faces
- Getting around the neighbourhood
- Sewing or fixing things around the house
- Selecting and matching the colour of clothes
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Causes of Low Vision
- Retinitis Pigmentosa
- Macular Degeneration
- Optic Atrophy
- Microphthalmos
- Lens Dislocation
- Corneal Scar
- Glaucoma
- Albinism
- Amblyopia
- Nystagmus
At our Low Vision clinic, we rehabilitate the patient by helping them to adapt to low vision devices :
Stand and hand-held magnifiers, strong magnifying reading glasses, loupes, and small telescopes, Reading telescopes, Video magnifiers, Portable electronic magnifiers etc.
Reasons for low vision
Low vision may result from many different ophthalmologic and neurological disorders and may cover a wide range.
- Retinitis Pigmentosa
- Macular Degeneration
- Optic Atrophy
- Microphthalmos
- Lens Dislocation
- Corneal Scar
- Glaucoma
- Albinism
- Amblyopia
- Nystagmus
( Late) Dr. Kumar studied Law and Economics at the Andhra University, Visakhapatnam and Chennai. He was a Chartered Accountant of repute with offices in Visakhapatnam, Hyderabad and Chennai.
Smt. K. Mani Mala is a postgraduate holding an MBA. She started her career as a founder faculty of one of the first management colleges in Visakhapatnam, viz. Indian Institute of Advanced Management. She worked with East India Petroleum Limited as its first employee and as Executive Assistant to the Managing Director. She was also associated in establishing the Joint Venture with M/s SHV Energy of Netherlands as General Manager (MIS). During her tenure she was also associated with other group companies such as 16 MW & 450 MW gas-based power projects in AP and 16 MW & 100 MW hydel power plants in Himachal Pradesh.