Abstract

ROSELLO LEYVA, Annelise et al. Most common refractive defects causative of low vision. Rev Cubana Oftalmol [online]. 2011, vol.24, n.2, pp. 271-278. ISSN 0864-2176.

Objective: To determine the most frequent refractive errors on low vision patients. Methods: a descriptive and prospective study was conducted in patients who attended to “Ramón Pando Ferrer” Cuban Institute of Ophthalmology during 2008. A sample of 265 selected cases out of the total number was taken. Results: Myopia was present in 69.8% of patients; the retinal detachment was the most frequently associated problem. More than 50% of patients were rehabilitated and the most used optic device was hypercorrection in the 67% of them. Conclusions: Most of patients were rehabilitated, being hypercorrections and magnifiers the mostly accepted optic devices.

Keywords : Refractive defect; optic devices; hypercorrections; low vision; rehabilitation.

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