Referral for low vision rehabilitation is uneven, and clinicians may be overlooking eligible patients, according to a study published in Life.
“Despite evidence supporting the effectiveness of LVR and its growing availability, utilization of LVR in the U.S. remains low,” study author David J. Ramsey, MD, PhD, MPH, director of ophthalmic research at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center in Massachusetts, told Healio. “This is especially troubling given the enormous psychosocial and economic burden imposed by glaucoma. ... The goal of this study was twofold: to evaluate the rate