Result of Visual Aids in Songklanagarind Hospital

Surain Wirlyasatiankun M.D.
Kanokwan Choobun M.D.
Prinda Siangyai B.Sc. (Nursing)
Uraiwan ungvisitwong B. Ed. (Health Science)
Department of ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hatyai, Songkla, Thailand

ABSTRACT The seventeen partially sighted patients in low vision clinic, Department of Ophthalmology, Songklanagarind Hospital, from January 1997 to June 1998 were analyzed. There were 11 males and 6 females with the age between 4-66 years, included pedriatic patient (1 - 15 year) 52.9%. The etiology of visual impairment were retinal disease (57.14%), optic nerve pathology (28.57%), congenital cataract (9.52%) and glaucoma (4.76%) respectively. Eighty eight percent for distance and seventy percent for near had visual acuity between 5/200 - 20/200. The prescription of visual aids for near were spectacles (29.4%), hand held magnifier (23.6%) and for distance were telescope (29.4%). Sixty six percent for near and sixty percent for distance had visul acuity equal or better than 20/50.