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    Surv Ophthalmol. 1992 Jan-Feb;36(4):313-7.

    Low vision correction for high myopia.

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    Saint Barnabas Low Vision Center, West Orange, New Jersey.

    Abstract

    High myopia is favorable for low vision corrections because the vision has usually been poor since childhood and the person has been able to read at close range, producing magnification. For near vision, in addition to bringing objects close, magnification is produced by high-add bifocals, trifocals, strong near vision spectacles and nonspectacle magnifiers. Hand magnifiers held at a distance from the eye are used with the spectacle correction. This paper describes the Visolett, used without correction or near vision correction, as the preferred non-spectacle magnifier because the reading area is self-illuminated, it doubles the approach magnification, rests on the paper, is simple to use, produces binocular vision, and attracts the least attention. Combination method of magnification consists in the use of the Visolett in addition to a spectacle magnifier, which doubles the magnification.

    PMID:
    1549812
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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