Edmonds Scott A, Edmonds Susan E
Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103, USA.
Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2006 Jun;17(3):278-80. doi: 10.1097/01.icu.0000193099.36421.77.
Vision rehabilitation has been considered as an adjunct support option or just the dispensing of magnifiers in the management of macular degeneration.
New research suggests that vision rehabilitation can cause physical changes in the brain that help patients adjust to permanent vision loss.
Vision rehabilitation is related to physical changes that occur in the brain. Its use in conjunction with clinical low-vision programs may pave the way for developing better rehabilitation techniques for patients with macular blindness.
