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When low vision clinics were being established 25 years ago in the United Kingdom, there was a shortage of trained personnel and severe financial limitations. Preliminary screening of potential candidates for low vision services were introduced to assess their probable need for this form of low vision care [1–3].
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Hill, A.R., Cameron, A. (1987). Pathology Characteristics and Optical Correction of 900 Low Vision Patients. In: Woo, G.C. (eds) Low Vision. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4780-7_29
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