Neve J J, Korten W E, Jorritsma F F, Kinds G F, Legein C P
Visual Advice Centre, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
Doc Ophthalmol. 1992;82(1-2):15-23. doi: 10.1007/BF00156988.
On referral by ophthalmologists, the Visual Advice Centre provides the partially sighted with advice and prescriptions for illumination and visual aids. In this paper the multidisciplinary structure of the centre is presented and the results obtained in the first 18 months of its existence are discussed. Two hundred and ninety-eight patients were referred to the centre in this period. The majority of these patients (79.2%) were older than 60 years. The main cause of visual impairment was macular disease (45.3% of the patients). An interesting finding is that, although reading is an important need, reading problems only constituted 35.9% of the total number of demands for help. From an inquiry into the situation of 125 patients 6 months after prescription, it appears that more than 90% of the aids prescribed are used regularly. The conclusion is drawn that patients referred to the Visual Advice Centre benefit from the multi-disciplinary approach to their problems.
经眼科医生转诊后，视觉咨询中心为视力有缺陷的人提供有关照明和视觉辅助器具的建议及处方。本文介绍了该中心的多学科结构，并讨论了其成立头18个月所取得的成果。在此期间，有298名患者被转诊至该中心。这些患者大多数（79.2%）年龄超过60岁。视力损害的主要原因是黄斑疾病（占患者的45.3%）。一个有趣的发现是，尽管阅读是一项重要需求，但阅读问题仅占求助总数的35.9%。通过对125名患者在开具处方6个月后的情况调查发现，超过90%的所开辅助器具被定期使用。得出的结论是，转诊至视觉咨询中心的患者受益于针对其问题的多学科方法。
