نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسندگان
1 اپتومتریست ، عضوگروه آموزشی اپتومتری دانشکده علوم توانبخشی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی شهید بهشتی
2 چشم پزشک، استاد دانشکده علوم توانبخشی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی شهید بهشتی
3 چشم پزشک، دانشیار دانشگاه شاهد
4 کارشناس ارشد آمار زیستی ، مربی دانشکده علوم توانبخشی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی شهید بهشتی
5 دکترای حرفه ای اپتومتری ، مربی دانشکده علوم توانبخشی دانشگاه علوم توانبخشی شهید بهشتی
6 دکترای تخصصی اپتومتری ، استادیار دانشکده علوم توانبخشی دانشگاه علوم توانبخشی شهید بهشتی
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عنوان مقاله [English]
نویسندگان [English]
Background and Aim: The goal of this study is to investigate the severity of visual acuity loss and the causes of low vision as well as the association between the severity of visual acuity loss and the type of low vision aid prescribed
Material & Methods: In this retrospective cross- sectional study, 204 files of the patients referred to the Low Vision Center of the College of Rehabilitation, between 2007 to 2008, were analyzed. Data about their visual acuity, causes of low vision, and visual aid prescribed for them were collected. SPSS 17 was used to analyze the data.
Results: The prevalence of different levels of visual acuity loss was as follow: moderate (40.7%), severe (45.6%), and very severe (13.7%). Twenty five types of diseases were identified with the following prevalence: Diabetic Retinopathy 16.2%, Age related macular degeneration 14.2%, Stargart 12.3%, Retinitis Pigmentosa 10.8%, and Albinism 8.2%.
Conclusion: Considering the high prevalence of diabetic retinopathy and ARMD, preventive measures should be taken to reduce these causes of Low vision. Microscope is the most prescribed vision aid for three groups of vision loss. The preference of the Iranian patients for using this vision aid could be due to its more casual appearance and ease of use.
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