A review of visual impairment

African Vision and Eye Health

 
 
Field Value
 
Title A review of visual impairment
 
Creator Naipal, Shivani Rampersad, Nishanee
 
Subject Optometry; low vision visual impairment; blindness; review; quality of life; rehabilitation
Description Visual impairment (VI), a global concern that is likely to escalate with prolonged life expectancies, has gained increasing attention in the realm of eye care. The purpose of this article is to highlight the different aspects of VI, including its definition and characteristics, prevalence, causes and implications. The importance of rehabilitation in individuals with VI is also discussed.
 
Publisher AOSIS
 
Contributor
Date 2018-01-26
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — Review
Format text/html application/epub+zip text/xml application/pdf
Identifier 10.4102/aveh.v77i1.393
 
Source African Vision and Eye Health; Vol 77, No 1 (2018); 4 pages 2410-1516 2413-3183
 
Language eng
 
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https://avehjournal.org/index.php/aveh/article/view/393/758 https://avehjournal.org/index.php/aveh/article/view/393/757 https://avehjournal.org/index.php/aveh/article/view/393/759 https://avehjournal.org/index.php/aveh/article/view/393/756
 
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Rights Copyright (c) 2018 Shivani Naipal, Nishanee Rampersad https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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