title: [Quality of life of visually impaired adults after low-vision intervention: a pilot study].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To demonstrate the benefits of a low-vision intervention upon the quality of life of visually disabled adults.
  
  
  METHODS
  The survey was proposed to patients who sought a low-vision intervention at the Colmar and Strasbourg hospital centres over a period of 9 months. Patients in agreement with the survey were asked to complete the 25-item National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI VFQ25) in interview format by telephone, once they had attended the first meeting and again 2 months after the end of the low-vision intervention.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The low-vision intervention led to overall improvement as judged by the 25 items of the questionnaire. Some items involving visual function and psychological issues showed significant benefits: the patients reported a more optimistic score concerning their general vision, described better nearby activities, and felt a bit more autonomous.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  More than mainstream psychological counselling, low-vision services help patients cope with visual disabilities during their daily life. The low-vision intervention improves physical and technical issues necessary to retaining autonomy in daily life.
authors.affiliation: IEM Les Grillons, 116, rue de la Ganzau, 67100 Strasbourg, France. matacla@free.fr
authors.forename: A-C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Fintz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gottenkiene
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Speeg-Schatz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009907:Optometry / Q000379:methods*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D015354:Vision, Low / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy*; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology; D019987:Persons with Visual Disabilities / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data