Visual Impairment and Rehabilitation Needs of Nursing Home Residents
- 1 January 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness
- Vol. 89 (1) , 7-15
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0145482x9508900105
Abstract
This article reports on the prevalence and rehabilitation needs of visually impaired residents of nursing homes, based on optometric examinations of 136 residents of a nursing home in Staten Island, NY. The results indicate that about half the residents were at least moderately visually impaired and almost one-third were potential candidates for low vision assessments, or rehabilitation training, or orientation and mobility services.Keywords
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