Functional outcome of the low vision aids for visual impairment secondary to central nervous system tumors in children
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Reham F. Elshinawy. 4th District, Area No.3, 5th Settlement, New Cairo, Cairo 11835, Egypt. D.relshinawy@yahoo.com

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    To assess functional outcomes of optical low vision aids (LVAs) for pediatric visual impairment due to central nervous system (CNS) tumors. A prospective case study was conducted on 15 children with history of CNS tumors with mean age of 10.47±1.85y. Lighthouse distance, near visual acuity tests, cycloplegic refraction, reading speed measurement and visual field examination were done. Prescription of far and near LVAs followed by training sessions. LVPrasad-functional vision questionnaire was done to evaluate performance. Visual impairment was moderate (13.3%), severe (73.3%), profound (6.7%) and near blindness in 6.7%. Telescopes prescribed in 33.4%, video magnifier in 46.7%. Questionnaire scores were significantly improved for distant rather than near tasks (P≤0.05) after training. LVAs rehabilitation is an effective method of improving vision in pediatric visual defects secondary to CNS tumors.

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Zaki RG, Elshinawy RF, Naguib KM. Functional outcome of the low vision aids for visual impairment secondary to central nervous system tumors in children. Int J Ophthalmol 2019;12(10):1643-1648

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  • Received:October 28,2018
  • Revised:April 30,2019
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  • Online: September 02,2019
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