低视力器械在老年人群与年龄相关的黄斑变性衰退的有效性
Kirti Singh1, Arshi Singh2, Priyanka Chaudury3
1Director Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Director of Guru Nanak Eye Centre (GNEC), Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Hospitals, New Delhi, India.
Indian journal of ophthalmology
|July 7, 2023
概括
低视力辅助器 (LVAs) 显著改善了与年龄相关的黄斑退行症 (AMD) 患者的视觉功能和生活质量. 这些辅助工具有助于恢复近视力和减少依赖,帮助那些患有AMD的人进行日常活动.
科学领域:
- 眼科医生 眼科 眼科
- 低视力康复治疗 低视力康复治疗
背景情况:
- 与年龄相关的黄斑变性 (AMD) 是不可逆转失明的主要原因.
- 尽管有治疗,但AMD中的残留视力丧失需要有效的视力康复策略.
研究的目的:
- 评估低视力辅助器 (LVAs) 在与年龄相关的黄斑变性 (AMD) 患者的视力康复中的有效性.
主要方法:
- 一项前性研究包括30名需要LVAs的AMD患者.
- 临近工作效率 (阅读速度) 和日常生活活动 (ADL) 在LVA处方之前和之后被评估.
- 使用标准图表测量视力敏度.
主要成果:
- 在LVA后,近视敏度显著改善,平均收益为2.4线.
- 患者在光学和中光学条件下表现出更好的阅读速度.
- 通常处方的LVA包括手持放大镜 (53.3%) 和阅读眼镜 (23.3%).
结论:
- 低视力辅助器 (LVAs) 是AMD患者视力康复的有效工具.
- 患者报告说,视觉依赖性降低,视觉相关的生活质量改善.
- 对于因AMD而经历视力损失的人来说,LVAs提供了切实可见的好处.
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