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[Quality of life of visually impaired adults after low-vision intervention: a pilot study]
A-C Fintz1, S Gottenkiene, C Speeg-Schatz
1IEM Les Grillons, 116, rue de la Ganzau, 67100 Strasbourg, France. matacla@free.fr
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.
Conclusion:
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.
