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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
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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.
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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