Low-Vision Rehabilitation with Older Adults

Issue title: Geriatric Rehabilitation

Guest editors: Peter A. LichtenbergIssue Editor

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Lovett, Steven B.^{a; b} | Rose, Jon M.^{a; b}

Affiliations: [a] Division of Vision and Aging, Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center | [b] Division of Endocrinology, Gerontology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA

Abstract: Vision loss increases dramatically with age but relatively little attention has been paid to blind and low-vision rehabilitation with older adults in the health care literature. The present article describes the nature and etiology of vision loss in older adults and provides an overview of the techniques and technologies available to help older adults overcome the disabilities associated with loss of vision.

DOI: 10.3233/NRE-1993-3105

Journal: NeuroRehabilitation, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 26-33, 1993