An Overview of Low Vision Aids

Abstract

Low vision is something that will cause hindrance in one’s daily activities. These problems are on the rise amongst the Indian population nowadays. Low vision is one of the emerging problems which needs immediate attention. Blindness is one of the most critical aspects of low vision. In a survey conducted at the national level in 1989-90, approximately 12 million people of India accounted for about 1.5% who were blind presented with a visual acuity of about <6/60 in the eye with better vision. Visual impairment possesses a financial burden, which is why we cannot pay attention to it . Funding by the government in this sector should be the thing which should be taken care of. The rehabilitative purpose of low aids is to help people perform their daily chores without any disturbances. Low vision aids are different depending on different age groups of the population. Spectacles are commonly used measures to correct low vision, but they are not socially acceptable. There is a stigma still associated with spectacles, so the person wearing them feels insecure about it. Low vision is not always necessarily associated with any disease of the eye. Negligence associated with low vision causes an increase in the number of blind cases overall. Depending upon the type of visual loss, appropriate corrective measures can be brought into force. In the current scenario, covid-19 is also one of the leading causes of the growing number of eye diseases globally due to the online platforms used.