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Coping with sensory loss is the bane of the elderly. Each day the population over age 65 increases by 1500 people (Kutza, 1961). Many of these individuals will suffer visual acuity loss to between 20/25 and 20/70. This may be due to age-related macular degeneration or because they are waiting for cataract surgery. All too often older persons give up favorite acitivties and necessary tasks because these activities have become difficult to perform.
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Genesky, S.M., Berry, S.H., 1979, Visual Environmental Impairment Problems of the Partially Sighted, prepared for the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (CPS-HECS-100) Santa Monica Hospital Medical Center and Rand Corporation.
Kutza, E.A., 1961, The Benefits of Old Age, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, pp. 70-71.
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Sleight, W.E. (1991). Visual Environmental Impairment Scan (V.E.I.S.). In: Armstrong, D., Marmor, M.F., Ordy, J.M. (eds) The Effects of Aging and Environment on Vision. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3758-8_2
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