Indian Journal of Ophthalmology (Jan 2019)

Visual rehabilitation of patients with low vision in uveitis

  • Sarika Gopalakrishnan,
  • Sridharan Sudharshan,
  • Rajiv Raman,
  • Velu Saranya,
  • Parthopratim Dutta Majumder,
  • Jyotirmay Biswas

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_875_18
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 67, no. 1
pp. 101 – 104

Abstract

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Purpose: To elucidate the clinical profile of visual impairment (VI) and rehabilitation of the uveitic patients with irreversible low vision. Methods: Retrospective analysis of visual rehabilitation of patients with uveitis suffering from poor vision with low vision devices (LVD). Results: Most common cause of uveitis was choroiditis (46.29%), followed by retinitis (25.92%), retinochoroiditis (18.51%), and chronic panuveitis sequelae (9.25%). Of these 54 cases, 35.18% had moderate VI, 25.92% had severe VI, 20.37% had mild VI, and 18.51% had profound VI or blindness. Statistically significant improvement (P < 0.05) in near vision was seen in choroiditis (52%) and retinitis (72%), whereas clinically significant improvement in distance vision was found in patients with choroiditis. Most commonly prescribed LVD was half-eye prismatic spectacle magnifier (22.2%). Conclusion: Rehabilitation of the uveitic patients with low vision is challenging. LVD may be a beneficial tool in these patients to help them perform their day-to-day activities independently.

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