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Direct linkJutai, Jeffrey W.; Strong, J. Graham; Russell-Minda, Elizabeth – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2009
"Low vision" describes any condition of diminished vision that is uncorrectable by standard eyeglasses, contact lenses, medication, or surgery that disrupts a person's ability to perform common age-appropriate visual tasks. Examples of assistive technologies for vision rehabilitation include handheld magnifiers; electronic vision-enhancement…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Surgery, Vision, Electronic Equipment
Markowitz, Samuel N.; Kent, Christine K.; Schuchard, Ronald A.; Fletcher, Donald C. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2008
Demographic projections indicate that the population of the Western world is aging, and evidence suggests an increase in the incidence of conditions, such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD), that produce visual impairments and result in low vision (Maberley et al., 2006). It is expected that in the United States and Canada, the annual…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Aging (Individuals), Incidence, Intervention
Download full textFeely, Mary; Vetere, Arlene; Myers, Lynn B. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2007
One of the most prevalent visual impairments of people aged 60 and older is age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which ranks third globally as a cause of visual impairment (World Health Organization, 2006). The purpose of this study was to conduct a tentative subjective assessment of eccentric viewing by persons with AMD. The authors recruited…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Partial Vision, Visual Impairments, Qualitative Research
