1. A 5-year retrospective record review of hospital-based low-vision rehabilitation in Thailand
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Chotikavanich S, Chanvarapha N, Loket S, Yingyong R, Dongngam S, Nujoi W, Sangsre P, Maneephagaphan K, Rungsiri K, and Krutthong W
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Thailand ,low vision ,rehabilitation services ,visual impairment ,Ophthalmology ,RE1-994 - Abstract
Suksri Chotikavanich, Nacha Chanvarapha, Siriwan Loket, Rungtip Yingyong, Somthin Dongngam, Waree Nujoi, Prapasson Sangsre, Krissana Maneephagaphan, Ketsara Rungsiri, Wichuda Krutthong Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand Purpose: To investigate the quality-of-life-related goals of low-vision patients, the causes of visual impairment, and the low-vision rehabilitation services at a Thai national tertiary referral center. Subjects and methods: A review was conducted on the medical records of patients attending the Low Vision Rehabilitation Clinic, Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand, between 2012 and 2016. Results: A total of 992 patient records were included, comprising of 760 adults (aged over 15 years) and 232 children (aged ≤15), with a mean age of 52.2 and 5.4 years, respectively. The retina was the most common anatomic site of visual impairment. Among the adults, the most common ocular condition was retinitis pigmentosa (28.3%), followed by age-related macular degeneration (10.3%), glaucoma (10.0%), and diabetic retinopathy (9.6%). As for the children, the most common ocular conditions were cortical visual impairment (17.7%), optic nerve hypoplasia (13.4%), and retinopathy of prematurity (9.5%). More patients had low vision (a visual acuity of
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- 2018