Utilization and Abandonment of Low Vision Devices Prescribed on a Mobile Clinic

Optometry and Vision Science : Official Publication of the American Academy of Optometry
Micaela GobeilleNicole C Ross

Abstract

Device utilization and abandonment for patients seen on a mobile clinic are explored. Findings are informative for resource allocation in a novel low vision rehabilitation (LVR) delivery model. This study also explores the relationships between device abandonment and LVR patient-reported functional outcomes. This prospective cohort study investigated low vision device utilization and abandonment in a novel mobile clinic delivery model. A device abandonment questionnaire was administered by telephone 3 months and 1 year after mobile clinic LVR. Participants (n = 65) had previously met the U.S. definition of legal blindness and were prescribed a total of 154 devices at their low vision consultative visits. Trends in device utilization and correlations with clinical and demographic participant characteristics, as well as functional outcomes as assessed by Massof Activity Inventory, are explored. An average of 2.6 device recommendations were made per participant. Digital magnification, optical magnifiers, and filters were most frequently recommended. At 3 months, 29% of participants abandoned at least one device, although only 17% of received devices were abandoned. There was no significant difference in the number of devices used,...Continue Reading

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Sep 1, 2018·Optometry and Vision Science : Official Publication of the American Academy of Optometry·Bradley Dougherty
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