Regular ophthalmologic examination is vital for low vision people
Different eye diseases have a different impairment of vision with a different symptom. For example, the typical eye disease, senile macular degeneration, patient may present with central-vision loss and retain very usable peripheral (side) vision. While patient with glaucoma are peripheral field loss and central visual acuity. Sometimes, even in the same sight damage degree, rehabilitations are different since to patient’s difference in disease, circumstance and remaining visual function.
As a result low vision rehabilitation must be based on a routine ophthalmologic examination to make sure the patients’ remaining visual function, so that there will be an individualize therapy in accordance with the need of patient and their own circumstance. During the treatment, a close follow-up to adjust the treatment plan according to specific need is necessary.
