PURPOSE: To determine the causes of low vision in an elderly population attended by a university visual rehabilitation service and to check for the use of prescribed optical aids. METHOD: A cross-sectional study was carried out on patients aged 60 years or over attending for the first time a university low vision service in 2001. Ophthalmic reevaluation and interview were performed by means of a structured questionnaire in 2002. RESULTS: The sample comprised 50 subjects aged between 60 and 90 years. Severe low vision (<FONT FACE=Symbol><</FONT>20/200) was present in 68.0% of patients. The main cause of low vision was age-related macular degeneration (44.0%). Regarding literacy, 16.0% were illiterate and 72.0% had completed fundamental schoo...
Design of the study: Analytic/Exploratory survey. Purpose: To assess the quality of life of visually...
Design of the study: Observational/exploratory. Objective: To check the knowledge of ophthalmology r...
To identify the main causes of visual impairment (VA <or= 0.2) within the population over 50 years o...
OBJETIVO: Determinar os principais diagnósticos etiológicos dos pacientes com baixa visão e apresent...
Orientador: Keila Miriam Monteiro de CarvalhoTese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, F...
Introdução: As informações sobre baixa visão funcional na América Latina são escassas, principalment...
Objetivos: 0 presente estudo observacional e transversal teve por objetivo determinar a prevalência ...
To evaluate life quality of elderly people with acquired low vision before and after hearing and spe...
Purpose: To describe the impact of low vision due to several retinal diseases on the quality of life...
Purpose: Investigate prevalence and causes of vision impairment/blindness in older adults in a low-m...
Objective: To identify the causes of low visual acuity and systemic morbidities that limit ambulatio...
Purpose: To identify improvement in visual performance of low vision students after assessment and m...
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the quality of life for persons affected by age-related macular degeneration ...
PURPOSE To identify the main causes of visual impairment (VA less than or equal to 0.2) within the p...
Objective: To estimate the prevalence of blindness in the elderly population of Campinas, Brazil, an...
Design of the study: Analytic/Exploratory survey. Purpose: To assess the quality of life of visually...
Design of the study: Observational/exploratory. Objective: To check the knowledge of ophthalmology r...
To identify the main causes of visual impairment (VA <or= 0.2) within the population over 50 years o...
OBJETIVO: Determinar os principais diagnósticos etiológicos dos pacientes com baixa visão e apresent...
Orientador: Keila Miriam Monteiro de CarvalhoTese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, F...
Introdução: As informações sobre baixa visão funcional na América Latina são escassas, principalment...
Objetivos: 0 presente estudo observacional e transversal teve por objetivo determinar a prevalência ...
To evaluate life quality of elderly people with acquired low vision before and after hearing and spe...
Purpose: To describe the impact of low vision due to several retinal diseases on the quality of life...
Purpose: Investigate prevalence and causes of vision impairment/blindness in older adults in a low-m...
Objective: To identify the causes of low visual acuity and systemic morbidities that limit ambulatio...
Purpose: To identify improvement in visual performance of low vision students after assessment and m...
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the quality of life for persons affected by age-related macular degeneration ...
PURPOSE To identify the main causes of visual impairment (VA less than or equal to 0.2) within the p...
Objective: To estimate the prevalence of blindness in the elderly population of Campinas, Brazil, an...
Design of the study: Analytic/Exploratory survey. Purpose: To assess the quality of life of visually...
Design of the study: Observational/exploratory. Objective: To check the knowledge of ophthalmology r...
To identify the main causes of visual impairment (VA <or= 0.2) within the population over 50 years o...