Visually Impaired Persons - Rehabilitation
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Visual rehabilitation by scleral fixation of posterior chamber intraocular lenses in Omani children with aphakia.

29 Jun 2009 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To report indications and outcomes of scleral-fixated posterior chamber intraocular lenses (PC IOLs) in Omani children with aphakia. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients with aphakia who were younger than 16 years, unsuitable for ... Read more...

Inappropriate enrollment of children in schools for the visually impaired in east Africa.

30 May 2009 BACKGROUND: Many visually impaired children can learn to read print with appropriate training and simple visual aids. This may allow them to attend normal schools and to be integrated into society, which has lifelong benefits. Yet, in Africa, many ... Read more...

Personal and social resources and adaptation to chronic vision impairment over time.

29 Apr 2009 OBJECTIVES: To examine the effect of personal (coping strategies and locus of control) and social resources (family and friendship support) on adjustment to chronic vision impairment in older adults at baseline (rehabilitation service application), ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Visually Impaired Persons - Rehabilitation'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The role of Braille in the literacy of blind and visually impaired children. 30 Oct 2009
• Issues involving the management of the visually impaired patient. 29 Sep 2009
• Visual rehabilitation by scleral fixation of posterior chamber intraocular lenses in Omani children with aphakia. 29 Jun 2009
• Slow fade. Help for low vision. 30 May 2009
• Inappropriate enrollment of children in schools for the visually impaired in east Africa. 30 May 2009
• Personal and social resources and adaptation to chronic vision impairment over time. 29 Apr 2009
• Characteristics of low-vision rehabilitation services in the United States. 29 Apr 2009
• Tactile elevation perception in blind and sighted participants and its implications for tactile map creation. 30 Mar 2009
• University and college programs for personnel in deafness. 30 Dec 2008
• Participation in daily activities and social roles of older adults with visual impairment. 30 Dec 2008
• Deafblindness, ontological security, and social recognition. 30 Oct 2008
• Sighted guide technique. 29 Sep 2008
• Low vision care in India: a time for action! & Issues which need to be considered (plenary lecture, the 9th International Congress on Low Vision, July 10, 2008, 8:00 AM, Montreal, Canada). 29 Sep 2008
• Optical character recognition reading aid for the visually impaired. 30 May 2008
• Validity of a visual impairment questionnaire in measuring cataract surgery outcomes. 30 May 2008
• The visually impaired patient. 13 May 2008
• Outcomes of the Veterans Affairs Low Vision Intervention Trial (LOVIT). 29 Apr 2008
• The changing visual profile of children attending a regional specialist school for the visually impaired in Northern Ireland. 30 Oct 2007
• Assisting persons with multiple disabilities to move through simple occupational activities with automatic prompting. 22 Sep 2007
• Image enhancement of real-time television to benefit the visually impaired. 14 Jul 2007

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Technical information about 'Visually Impaired Persons'

Definition: Persons with loss of vision such that there is an impact on activities of daily living.

Descriptor UI: D019987

Alternative terms: Visually Impaired Persons; Impaired Person, Visually; Impaired Persons, Visually; Person, Visually Impaired; Persons, Visually Impaired; Visually Impaired Person; Blind Persons; Blind Person; Person, Blind; Persons, Blind;

Related Mesh Headings: Blindness; Deaf-Blind Disorders;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; education; history; legislation & jurisprudence; psychology; statistics & numerical data; rehabilitation;

Tree Number: M01.150.850;

History Note: 98