Chapter 7- Restoring Vision to the Blind: Advancements in Vision Aids for the Visually Impaired.

Chapter 7- Restoring Vision to the Blind: Advancements in Vision Aids for the Visually Impaired.
复制标题

第 7 章 - 恢复盲人视力:视障人士视力辅助设备的进步。

DOI:
--
复制
发表时间:
2014
影响因子:
3
通讯作者:
D. Trauner
D. Trauner
中科院分区:
医学3区
文献类型:
--
作者:
F. Werblin;D. Palanker;D. Rathbun;S. Picaud;E. Zrenner;J. Pezaris;J. Weiland;Hugo Marx;S. V. Hooser;J. Rizzo;D. Trauner

文献摘要

被引文献

相似文献

视觉障碍是由疾病或创伤引起的视觉能力的显著限制,其不能通过常规手段(例如屈光矫正或药物)恢复。可导致视力损害的眼部病症包括视网膜变性、白化病、白内障、青光眼、角膜病症、糖尿病性视网膜病变、先天性病症、感染和黄斑问题。由脑和神经疾病引起的视觉障碍通常被称为皮质性视觉障碍。美国2010年的人口普查数据预测,到2050年,40岁及以上的美国人将有1300万人患有视力障碍或失明(2012年,过去十年中,40岁以上人口的视力障碍和失明增加)。根据世界卫生组织(Arditi & Rosenthal,1998),当较好眼睛的最佳矫正视力在以下范围内时,它被认为是:
Visual impairment is a significant limitation of visual capability resulting from either disease or trauma, which cannot be restored by conventional means, such as refractive correction or medication. Ocular disorders, which can lead to visual impairments include retinal degeneration, albinism, cataracts, glaucoma, corneal disorders, diabetic retinopathy, congenital disorders, infection, and macular problems. Visual impairment caused by brain and nerve disorders is usually termed cortical visual impairment. Census data of 2010 in the United States project that 13 million Americans aged 40 and older will have a visual impairment or be blind by the year 2050 (visual impairment and blindness increase in the over-40 population this past decade, 2012). According to the World Health Organization (Arditi & Rosenthal, 1998), when the best-corrected vision in the better eye is in the following ranges, it is considered: