title: Patient use of low-vision aids after retinal detachment surgery.
abstract: Patient use of low-vision aids to improve postoperative vision was evaluated in 32 eyes after successful repair of retinal detachment that involved the macular area. Despite best-corrected postoperative visual acuity ranging from 5/155 to 10/38, both distance and near vision could be improved in all cases using telescopic and microscopic systems, respectively. Patient acceptance of the telescopic systems was 62%, and of the microscopic systems, 96%.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008853:Microscopy / Q000295:instrumentation; D008875:Middle Aged; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011932:Reading; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000601:surgery*; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D014792:Visual Acuity