Bridging the Gap between Medical Low Vision and Visual Rehabilitation Services in Developing Nations

The majority of low vision service being provided in the developing countries is of mono-disciplinary, under which low vision aids are prescribed, without having much of visual rehabilitation services. Further, providing visual rehabilitation activities needs all ranges of skilled professionals, wel...

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Main Authors: Senjam Suraj Singh, Praveen Vashist
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-10-01
Series:Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.7869/djo.270
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description The majority of low vision service being provided in the developing countries is of mono-disciplinary, under which low vision aids are prescribed, without having much of visual rehabilitation services. Further, providing visual rehabilitation activities needs all ranges of skilled professionals, well-equipped infrastructure, and financial support. Such resource intensive service is not appropriate for developing nations. Therefore, an alternative strategy needs to be developed to ensure the continuum of care for the person with a visual disability. The present paper describes setting up a networking model of low vision service which acts as a bridge to ensure visual rehabilitation service while managing low vision patients
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spelling doaj-art-febfab4b6d0f49a8bf3a74f3824ce6642025-08-20T03:11:55ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsDelhi Journal of Ophthalmology0972-02002454-27842017-10-0127428728910.7869/djo.270Bridging the Gap between Medical Low Vision and Visual Rehabilitation Services in Developing NationsSenjam Suraj SinghPraveen VashistThe majority of low vision service being provided in the developing countries is of mono-disciplinary, under which low vision aids are prescribed, without having much of visual rehabilitation services. Further, providing visual rehabilitation activities needs all ranges of skilled professionals, well-equipped infrastructure, and financial support. Such resource intensive service is not appropriate for developing nations. Therefore, an alternative strategy needs to be developed to ensure the continuum of care for the person with a visual disability. The present paper describes setting up a networking model of low vision service which acts as a bridge to ensure visual rehabilitation service while managing low vision patientshttps://journals.lww.com/10.7869/djo.270low visionlow vision rehabilitationnetworking model
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Bridging the Gap between Medical Low Vision and Visual Rehabilitation Services in Developing Nations
Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology
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low vision rehabilitation
networking model
title Bridging the Gap between Medical Low Vision and Visual Rehabilitation Services in Developing Nations
title_full Bridging the Gap between Medical Low Vision and Visual Rehabilitation Services in Developing Nations
title_fullStr Bridging the Gap between Medical Low Vision and Visual Rehabilitation Services in Developing Nations
title_full_unstemmed Bridging the Gap between Medical Low Vision and Visual Rehabilitation Services in Developing Nations
title_short Bridging the Gap between Medical Low Vision and Visual Rehabilitation Services in Developing Nations
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topic low vision
low vision rehabilitation
networking model
url https://journals.lww.com/10.7869/djo.270
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