RT Book, Section
A1 Colenbrander, August
A2 Riordan-Eva, Paul
A2 Cunningham, Emmett T.
SR Print(0)
ID 55786042
T1 Chapter 25. Vision Rehabilitation
T2 Vaughan & Asbury's General Ophthalmology, 18e
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-163420-5
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=55786042
RD 2024/04/19
AB Vision  loss  reduces  the  ability  to  cope  with  daily  living  activities,  and  affects  the  safety  and  quality  of  life.  In  developed  countries,  and  increasingly  in  developing  countries,  the  majority  of  irreversible  vision  loss  occurs  in  the  elderly  and  will  represent  an  ever  increasing  part  of  ophthalmic  practice  (see  Chapter  20).  Unfortunately,  many  patients  and  caregivers  still  consider  vision  loss  as  an  inevitable  result  of  aging  and  often  do  not  seek  the  help  that  is  available.  It  is  the  task  of  the  ophthalmologist  to  tell  them  that  even  if  “nothing  can  be  done”  about  many  of  the  causes  of  vision  loss,  “much  can  be  done”  about  its  consequences.  This  chapter  will  deal  with  ways  to  alleviate  the  consequences  of  vision  loss  through  comprehensive  rehabilitation  (also  see  Chapter  24).