Book chapter
Theories of Magnification Relative to the Visually Impaired
Cellular Communication During Ocular Development, pp 167-188
1982
Abstract
Low vision is a term that has been used in the field of eye care since the inception of the first eye care professional. It has also been called subnormal vision, partial sight and visual handicap. Regardless of the term used to describe vision loss, the realities of low vision confront a large number of individuals. Estimates range from 1.7 million individuals (Genensky, 1978) to 10,659,000 (Westat, 1976) people with serious disability due to visual impairments. The numbers are expected to climb yet higher as advances in medicine increase life expectancy, thereby increasing the incidence and severity of conditions such as diabetic retinopathy and senescent macular degeneration, major causes of reduced vision in the elderly.
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- Title
- Theories of Magnification Relative to the Visually Impaired
- Creators
- Richard BrilliantSarah Appel
- Contributors
- Joel B. Sheffield (Editor)S. Robert Hilfer (Editor)
- Publication Details
- Cellular Communication During Ocular Development, pp 167-188
- Series
- Cell and Developmental Biology of the Eye
- Publisher
- Springer Berlin Heidelberg; Berlin, Heidelberg
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO)
- Other Identifier
- 991022004766504721