At this time, the real start of the new century let alone the new millennium, it is a good time to
reflect on where we have been in terms of the prevention of blindness and where we are …

Abstract Background: Glaucoma is the World's leading cause of irreversible blindness, and
poses serious public health and economic concerns. Design: Review. Samples: Published …

Aims: To describe the impact of age related macular degeneration (AMD) on quality of life
and explore the association with vision, health, and demographic variables. Methods: Adult …

Objective: To assess the prevalence and causes of vision loss in Australia and to project
these data into the future. Design: Synthesis of data from two cross‐sectional population …

PURPOSE: To investigate the determinants of participation in daily activities in people with
impaired vision using the Impact of Vision Impairment (IVI) instrument. DESIGN: Cross …

purpose. To explore the psychometric properties of the Impact of Vision Impairment scale
(IVI) by using Rasch analysis. methods. Three hundred fourteen first-time referrals to low …

Background Within a surveillance of the prevalence and causes of vision impairment in high-
income regions and Central/Eastern Europe, we update figures through 2015 and forecast …

purpose. To evaluate the effectiveness of a multidisciplinary low-vision rehabilitation
program on quality of life evaluated by the Impact of Vision Impairment (IVI) instrument …

Aim: To investigate barriers to accessing low vision services in Australia. Methods: Adults
with a vision impairment (< 6/12 in the better eye and/or significant visual field defect), who …

purpose. To assess and validate the subscale structure of the 28-item Impact of Visual
Impairment (IVI) Scale by using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and Rasch analysis for …