| Low Vision, also referred to as “partial sight, | | | | with low vision students. Also, it has been found |
| vision loss”, has been defined as “reduced | | | | that 63.54% of the visually impaired students |
| central acuity or visual field loss which even with | | | | were happy to be in regular schools; however, |
| best optical correction still results in visual | | | | 5.5% was unhappy. Moreover, it has been found |
| impairment from a performance standpoint. Low | | | | that 86.2% of them support the concept of |
| vision affects many aspects of life, the main goal | | | | integration in comparison with segregation. In |
| in the field of low care therefore, is to assist the | | | | other words, they are not supporting isolation in |
| low vision patient in making the best use of | | | | terms of education. |
| remaining vision for a reasonable quality of life. | | | | It can be concluded from the study that the |
| Education of students with low vision has become | | | | integration of low vision students in the regular |
| a central focus of concern in special education in | | | | schools can be very effective and play an |
| different countries such as Dubai. Student with | | | | important role in improving the quality of |
| visual impairments have received educational | | | | education provided to them. |
| services in a variety of settings including schools | | | | How to get more information - Ask your Eye MD |
| for blind or in segregated classrooms in a public | | | | for a Low vision Specialist. Low vision specialists |
| school building. | | | | are licensed doctors of optometry who are |
| The aim of this research was to investigate the | | | | trained in the examination and management of |
| subjective response of Dubia low vision students | | | | patients with visual impairments. A few of them |
| towards their integration into regular schools. | | | | are ophthalmologists with additional training in low |
| Twenty-seven low vision students who study in | | | | vision care. Their services do not offer a cure for |
| three regular schools participated in this study. | | | | the causes of low vision, but they do help the |
| The average age was 12.2 years. They have not | | | | patient learn how to utilize their remaining vision to |
| used any low vision aids either when they study | | | | its fullest potential. Low vision care does not |
| in blind schools or after they have been integrated | | | | replace the possible need for other treatments |
| into regular schools. A questionnaire was used to | | | | such as laser, medication, and surgery. |
| measure the subjective response of the student | | | | What are low vision products - The most |
| towards the integration in comparison with | | | | common low vision aid for reading is called a |
| segregation (School for the Blind). In | | | | Desktop Video Magnifier. These low vision |
| addition, macular degeneration products target a | | | | products feature a camera mounted over a tray |
| specific condition within low vision. Still, these | | | | on which the material to be magnified is placed. |
| magnifiers are effective tools for all low vision. | | | | Some have a built-in monitor and are known as |
| The results of the questionnaire shows that | | | | "stand-alone" magnifiers. Others are designed to |
| 70.96% of normally sighted students deal friendly | | | | connect to a television or personal computer. |