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State-of-the-art: low vision rehabilitation. 2016

Samuel N Markowitz

Low Vision Service (University Health Network Hospitals), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.. Electronic address: snm1@rogers.com.

The State of the Art is strong - to paraphrase another famous saying. Low vision rehabilitation (LVR) is today a recognized discipline in Ophthalmology, expanding and improving the quality of life of numerous visually impaired patients. It was not so about a century ago when it all started. Then, charity work aimed at helping blind children was all that LVR was. With advances in science, medicine and public health policy, help for the blind expanded its reach to all who were visually impaired. Devices and re-training of skills have been added to complement diagnosis and charity work. Modern LVR, which took hold in the last few decades, was propelled to new heights by relentless advances in basic and clinical sciences. Today we can provide significant and meaningful help to visually impaired patients in most situations. It could be as simple as a hand magnifier or as intricate as a retinal prosthesis. In many instances it seems to be just a beginning for things still to come.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D003941	Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological	Methods and procedures for the diagnosis of diseases of the eye or of vision disorders.	Diagnostic Technic, Ophthalmological,Diagnostic Technics, Ophthalmologic,Diagnostic Technics, Ophthalmological,Diagnostic Technique, Ophthalmological,Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmologic,Ophthalmological Diagnostic Technic,Ophthalmological Diagnostic Technics,Ophthalmological Diagnostic Technique,Ophthalmological Diagnostic Techniques,Technic, Ophthalmological Diagnostic,Technics, Ophthalmological Diagnostic,Technique, Ophthalmological Diagnostic,Techniques, Ophthalmological Diagnostic,Diagnostic Technic, Ophthalmologic,Diagnostic Technique, Ophthalmologic,Ophthalmologic Diagnostic Technic,Ophthalmologic Diagnostic Technics,Ophthalmologic Diagnostic Technique,Ophthalmologic Diagnostic Techniques,Technic, Ophthalmologic Diagnostic,Technics, Ophthalmologic Diagnostic,Technique, Ophthalmologic Diagnostic,Techniques, Ophthalmologic Diagnostic
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012682	Sensory Aids	Devices and materials used to extend the functioning of the senses, most often including materials adapted for those having visual or hearing impairments and also includes materials that have been translated from one sensory mode to another. (ERIC https://eric.ed.gov/?qt	Aid, Sensory,Aids, Sensory,Sensory Aid
D015354	Vision, Low	Vision considered to be inferior to normal vision as represented by accepted standards of acuity, field of vision, or motility. Low vision generally refers to visual disorders that are caused by diseases that cannot be corrected by refraction (e.g., MACULAR DEGENERATION; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY, etc.).	Vision, Reduced,Vision, Subnormal,Vision, Diminished,Diminished Vision,Low Vision,Reduced Vision,Subnormal Vision
D019987	Visually Impaired Persons	Persons with loss of vision such that there is an impact on activities of daily living.	Blind Persons,Persons with Visual Impairments,Visually Disabled Persons,Blind Person,Disabled Person, Visually,Disabled Persons, Visually,Impaired Person, Visually,Impaired Persons, Visually,Person, Blind,Person, Visually Disabled,Person, Visually Impaired,Persons, Blind,Persons, Visually Disabled,Persons, Visually Impaired,Visually Disabled Person,Visually Impaired Person