Retinitis pigmentosa: visual function and multidisciplinary management
| Autor: | Peter Herse |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
| Předmět: |
Visual acuity
genetic structures Adaptation Ocular business.industry Visual impairment Orientation and Mobility Visual Acuity MEDLINE Blindness Prognosis medicine.disease eye diseases Visual field Ophthalmology Sensory substitution Multidisciplinary approach Retinitis pigmentosa medicine Humans Optometry Visual Fields medicine.symptom business Retinitis Pigmentosa |
| Zdroj: | Clinical and Experimental Optometry. 88:335-350 |
| ISSN: | 1444-0938 0816-4622 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1444-0938.2005.tb06717.x |
| Popis: | Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a leading cause of blindness and visual disability in younger people. Optometrists have a major role in detecting RP and in reducing the visual disability associated with RP. This review summarises the literature relating to visual function in people with RP, with particular attention given to night-blindness, visual acuity decrease and visual field contraction. The range of low vision aids available for people with RP is reviewed and suggestions given on aids that have been found to be most successful. Most importantly, this review overviews the range of services available to people with RP and emphasises how optometrists need to work with a network of professionals to ensure the best possible visual outcomes for people with RP. Particular mention is made of current findings relating to orientation and mobility training, driving, sensory substitution and adaptive technology. The modern optometrist needs to be aware of the multiple needs of people with RP and have the ability to link them with the professionals best able to help them. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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