title: [Visual rehabilitation in low vision patients with aging macular degeneration].
abstract: Using optical visual aids, visual rehabilitation were performed in 14 cases (25 eye) of low vision patients with aging macular unity of all eyes (100%) was improved. Thirteen eyes (52%) got the near vision equal to or better than 0.5. Ten patients could read No. 5 Chinese Reading Card. The reading success rate was 71.4%. The results suggest that application of visual aids is an effective method to improve the distance and near visual acuity of low vision patients with AMD.
authors.affiliation: Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China.
authors.forename: D Z
authors.initials: DZ
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: F X
authors.initials: FX
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jin
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D005139:Eyeglasses; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008268:Macular Degeneration / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015354:Vision, Low / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D014792:Visual Acuity