Low vision services at our hospital is managed by a qualified Low Vision Practitioner.
Blindness darkens the lives of 45 million people in the world.. Another 135 million worldwide live with Low Vision (WHO, 1997). By the Year 2020, these numbers could double, if no preventive or corrective measures are taken.
- A Majority of these people live in the developing world.
- In India , 30 percent of all persons with low vision are below 15 years.
- Low vision can result from a variety of visual disorders and hereditary conditions.
- Most people with low vision can achieve a better quality of life with the right interventions.
- It has been reported that only 3% of all blind and visually impaired children in developing countries have access to basic low vision care.
- Low vision care of children with visual impairment early in life could minimize long- term permanent visual disability and reduce the number of blind years.
The Objectives of Low vision Services are
- Assessment of the patients with low vision for any potential improvement with medical management
- Prescribe and procure low vision devices for the patients at an affordable cost
- Train patient with low vision devices for the optimal use
- Coordinate with vision rehabilitation
Different Low Vision Aids
