Low Vision Aids (2006) by Monica Chaudhry PDF

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Very often an eye care professional has no answer to the patient’s eye disorders and they helplessly answer–‘Sorry, nothing can be done.’ The main objective of this book is to give them the answer that – something can be done even, after the best of medical and optical intervention has given up. To lose vision and adapt to the word visually disabled is a mental trauma for the patient and his family. The problem is that, many eye care professionals still do not realize and understand the importance of low vision services, and advise or refer them for such services. The patient lives all life-long dependent and handicapped just because the practitioner did not understand the importance of low vision devices, which would have made his life simpler and independent. Although we are now having an increased awareness and increasing number of low vision centers in our country, yet the facilities are far too less. The government targets in future are quite promising in this sector. Encouraging the young residents in ophthalmology and optometry to recognize the importance of enabling the partially- seeing to utilize the array of these services should be a priority. The purpose of this book is also to explain that the practitioner can guide and provide basic low vision care to each patient in his small set up also. The patients are often grateful, satisfied and will have confidence in your treatment, that you have done your best.

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