Research Journal of Medical Sciences
ISSN: Online 1993-6095ISSN: Print 1815-9346
Abstract
To evaluate severity of visual impairment in patients seeking visual impairment certificates. 105 patients above 5 years of age with visual impairment, seeking visual impairment certificates attending ophthalmology OPD at KIMS Hospital Hubli, from December 2018 to December 2019 of both genders were enrolled and the severity of visual impairment in patients was recorded. Out of 105 patients, males were 73 (69.5%) and females were 32 (30.5%). Among 105 visually impaired, about 69.6% were certified as 100% of visual impairment, 12.4% certified as 75% of visual impairment, 7.6% certified as 40% of visual impairment and 10.4% certified as 30% of visual impairment. According to the revised categorization of visual impairment, among 105 visually impaired, 53.3% had a visual impairment of 100%. 81.4% of the retinal pathologies, 85% of the optic nerve pathologies, 59.4% of the whole globe pathologies were certified as >80% of VI. Old categorization of visual disability misses few combinations of bilateral low vision whereas the new revised categorization misses none. Thus, the new revised categorization, categorizes all the visually impaired individuals with specific percentage of visual disability according to their best corrected visual acuity. A quality of life of the blind should be improved through available accessible and affordable rehabilitation services. |
How to cite this article:
Swetha Mallikarjun, Geetha S. Bandi, Ramya Karjol and Jyothi N. Sanganal. Evaluation of Severity of Visual Impairment in Patients Seeking Visual Impairment Certificates.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.59218/makrjms.2023.9.168.171
URL: https://www.makhillpublications.co/view-article/1815-9346/10.59218/makrjms.2023.9.168.171