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Towards a classification of visual impairment

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For the rehabilitation of people with impaired vision, it is essential to have adequate (preferably quantitative) information about their residual visual functions. Special attention is given to the extra information provided by the results of measurement of the contrast sensitivity, especially in combination with the results of other measurements, such as the visual field, the amount of intraocular straylight and the visual acuity. The value of the contrast sensitivity function as a predictor of the extent of dysfunctioning in the visual activities of everyday life, such as outdoor vision, reading and recognition of faces, will be discussed. As far as this is concerned, a comparison is made between the value of visual acuity and contrast sensitivity as measures of the extent of vision and visual dysfunctioning.

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  1. Visio, National Foundation for the Visually Impaired and Blind, Amsterdam ZO

    G. J. Van Der Wildt & G. Dumbar

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

    A. C. Kooijman & F. W. Cornelissen

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Van Der Wildt, G.J., Kooijman, A.C., Dumbar, G. et al. Towards a classification of visual impairment. Doc Ophthalmol 82, 33–41 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00156991

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