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Peer reviewedOjamo, M.; And Others – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1990
A profile is presented of the gender, age, and diagnoses of individuals with visual impairments in Finland. Services provided, current legislative measures, rehabilitation courses, and orientation and mobility training are also described. (JDD)
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Foreign Countries, Incidence
Peer reviewedRudanko, S.-L. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 1995
This article presents results of a noncontrolled clinical study of 20 persons with Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy who were treated from 1976 to 1990 at the Low Vision Centre of the Finnish Federation of the Visually Handicapped. The importance of early functional visual rehabilitation is emphasized, as is the use of low vision aids to help…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Congenital Impairments, Foreign Countries
