title: The experience of a university-based low vision clinic.
abstract: An open low vision clinic has been in operation at University of Wales College of Cardiff, Department of Optometry for 5 years. This paper describes the demography and visual characteristics of 218 consecutively presenting patients. A detailed survey of the aids prescribed is conducted. A significant proportion of low vision patients required only simple aids (56.8%) and low magnification (71.6%). It is suggested that these patients could be assisted in an optometric practice. In addition, visual acuity, distance or near is not a good indicator of eventual visual performance with an LVA. Therefore, it was concluded that all patients having measurable form vision should receive a low vision assessment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Optometry, University of Wales College, Cardiff, UK.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Leat
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Rumney
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005139:Eyeglasses; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013333:Student Health Services; D015354:Vision, Low / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014852:Wales