Current Perspectives in Low Vision and its Management
Current Perspectives in Low Vision and its Management is a scholarly work, published in 2017 in ''Open Access Journal of Ophthalmology''. The main subjects of the publication include business, political science, optometry, laser safety, current, and visual impairment. Visual impairment is a growing public health challenge worldwide.Low vision has a huge impact on the patient's physical and mental capabilities.In children, visual impairment has a significant impact on their education, environmental learning, growth and hence, their career.Low vision rehabilitation (LVR) aims to enhance the individual's functional ability and independence by maximizing the use of the residual vision.With the wide availability of internet, devices like smart phones and tablets are increasingly being used as low visual aids.Despite these ongoing advances in the field of LVR, lack of awareness about low vision services amongst the eye care practitioners as well as the patients remain a major barrier in the uptake of these services.Hence, in this review authors outline the principles and details of various low vision aids with stress on the modern low vision rehabilitation services.