{"id":7522,"date":"2023-07-27T10:24:22","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T08:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.institutmacula.com\/tractament\/ayudas-visuales\/"},"modified":"2025-07-01T13:41:53","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T11:41:53","slug":"ayudas-visuales","status":"publish","type":"tractament","link":"https:\/\/www.institutmacula.com\/en\/treatment\/ayudas-visuales\/","title":{"rendered":"Visual aids"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recent advances in ophthalmology and the frequency of preventive eye exams have made it possible for many eye conditions not to result in total vision loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, some diseases cause vision loss that cannot be restored through surgery, pharmacological treatments, or even conventional glasses. This vision, which may be useful but insufficient, is called low vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most common symptoms are loss of detailed vision of objects, reduction of the visual field (side vision, steps, etc.), or both symptoms simultaneously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most frequent diseases causing low vision are age-related macular degeneration (AMD), retinitis pigmentosa, cataracts, diabetic retinopathy (DR), and glaucoma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What symptoms does low vision present?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Central vision loss. The patient notices a loss of vision that prevents reading, watching television, or recognizing people\u2019s faces, but does not impair mobility. This occurs in people suffering from age-related macular degeneration (AMD).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Visual field loss. The patient has a limitation of peripheral vision (side, upper, lower, or tubular). 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