Profile of the Australian College of Optometry low vision clinic

Clinical & Experimental Optometry : Journal of the Australian Optometrical Association
Mae Fa ChongSharon A Bentley

Abstract

The number of Australians living with vision impairment or blindness is expected to increase substantially due to the ageing population and prevalence of age-related eye disease. In response, the Australian College of Optometry (ACO) commenced a low vision clinic in 2013. The ACO is a not-for-profit organisation providing eye-care services to more than 60,000 Victorians per year experiencing economic or social disadvantage. Consultation fees are bulk-billed to the Australian national health care scheme - Medicare - while spectacles and visual aids are subsidised through the state government-funded Victorian Eyecare Service. The aim of this study was to determine the profile and prescribing patterns of the new optometry-led low vision clinic, and report the findings of a short-term loan magnifier pilot study. A retrospective audit of 270 patient records was conducted. Additionally, a short-term loan magnifier program was pilot tested to ascertain the demand for, and benefits of, such a program among this cohort. The median age was 77 years (interquartile range 64 to 85 years), with 52 per cent being female. The main cause of vision impairment was age-related macular degeneration (40 per cent). At least one-third primarily spoke ...Continue Reading

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