Document
Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to common eye diseases among the Omani population : how far have we come?.
Identifier
DOI: 10.5001/omj.2020.14
Source
Oman Medical Journal. v. 35, 1, e96
Country
Oman
Publisher
Oman Medical Specialty Board.
Gregorian
2020-01-01
Language
English
Subject
English abstract
Visual impairment is a form of visual loss that interferes with an individual’s daily activities of living and is secondary to a functional etiology in the eye or visual system. Based on the patient’s visual acuity and visual field, visual impairment can be classified mainly into two main categories: moderate visual impairment, defined as a best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) between 20/70 to 20/200 or a visual field of ≤ 20 degrees diameter in the better-seeing eye, and legal blindness, defined as a BCVA between ≤ 20/200 or a visual field of ≤ 20 degrees diameter in the better-seeing eye.
ISSN
1999-768X
Category
Journal articles