O.H. Haugen og medarbeidere svarer:

Haugen, Olav H.; Bredrup, Cecilie; Rødahl, Eyvind

doi:10.4045/tidsskr.16.0698

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“…As in this study, Flaxman et al (2017) [3] and Nguyen et al (2008) [17] showed that age-related macular degeneration, glaucomatous optic atrophy, and diabetic retinopathy are the most common conditions in adults with vision impairment. In children, other studies have also shown a wide range of causative diseases that generally include those covered in the study presented here [7,8,24]. The largest proportion of study participants, comprising those over 60 years of age, is therefore defined primarily by the number of patients with age-related macular degeneration.…”

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Visual Impairment and Low Vision Aids—A Comparison between Children and Adults

Perrault,

Lauer,

Voss

et al. 2023

JPM

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(1) Background: This study aims to highlight differences in the etiology and fitting of low vision aids in visually impaired children and adolescents in comparison to adults. (2) Methods: A retrospective data collection from visually impaired patients presenting to obtain assistive devices from 1 January 2016 to 30 April 2020 was conducted. A total of 502 patients were included. Inclusion criteria were a minimum age of 4 years and the chart notation of a best-corrected distance visual acuity in the patient record prior to the fitting of magnifying visual aids. (3) Results: Of the 502 patients, 147 (29.3%) were children under the age of 18 years. The most common cause of visual impairment in children was albinism, and in adults, it was age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Children showed better distance visual acuity, with a median of 0.88 logMAR (Logarithm of the Minimum Angle of Resolution) compared to 1.0 in adults (p = 0.001). Near visual acuity was also significantly better, with a median of 0.54 logMAR in children compared to 0.9 in adults (p < 0.001). Near and distance visual acuity were significantly improved by fitting magnifying visual aids (p < 0.001). After fitting, near visual acuity averaged 0.3 logMAR, and distance visual acuity, 0.7. The most commonly prescribed aids were optical vision aids, which 68.5% of the patients received; 43.8% received electronic aids. In children, optical aids were more frequently prescribed, and in adults, electronic and acoustic aids (p < 0.001). (4) Conclusion: Visually impaired patients can regain the ability to read and improve distance vision by using individually adapted and tested magnifying vision aids, often with optical aids alone. Differences between children and adults could be discovered in the etiology and severity of visual impairment, as well as in the provision type of low vision aids.

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