[First results of the IOBA low vision unit].
OBJECTIVE
To verify the efficacy a treatment for the rehabilitation of vision in our Unit for Clinical Low Vision in the testing of improvements in patient's efficiency for daily life activities.


METHODS
80 patients were studied. Ophthalmologic and optometric evaluation followed by a customised vision rehabilitation program were performed according to patient's immediate needs. In a second stage a telephoned questionnaire was filled in order to record efficacy of prescribed visual aids in their own environment.


RESULTS
Rehabilitation training resulted in 89% of patients showing improvement in their quality of life in both fields; functional and psychological. 85% of patients showed improvement in near activities and 35% in far activities.


CONCLUSIONS
A correct and specialised low vision refraction and a posterior vision rehabilitation training in the use of optical and non optical aids show increase in quality of life in patients with severe visual deficiencies.
Coco Martín
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Unidad de Baja Visión, Instituto Universitario de Oftalmobiología Aplicada, Valladolid, España.
Arranz De La Fuente
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González García
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Cuadrado Asensio
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Coco Martín
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D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015354:Vision, Low / Q000534:rehabilitation*