Appraisal of Low Vision Devices in South East Nigeria

Samuel O. Ndukuba, Okechi U. Amaechi and Precious C. Azubuike

European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, 2022, vol. 4, issue 4, 34-38

Abstract: With strategic interventions in vision rehabilitation, eye care professionals have a chance to reduce the implications of vision loss. This study appraised low vision devices in the low vision population of the South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. Clinical assessments including external examination, refraction, and ophthalmoscopy were carried out on 239 individuals with vision impairment seen in outreaches in 5 states of South-East Nigeria. Data were analyzed using the IBM SPSS (version 24.0). Statistical significance was based on p

Keywords: Devices; low vision; South East; visual impairment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.24018/ejmed.2022.4.4.1272

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