Purpose An estimated 2.2 billion people are visually impaired worldwide. Given that age-
related vision loss is a primary cause of vision impairment, this number is projected to rise …

Background Social prescription programs represent a viable solution to linking primary care
patients to nonmedical community resources for improving patient well-being. However …

Objectives Self-management is a concept frequently used within healthcare but lacks
consensus. It is the aim of this study to clarify the concept. Design Concept analysis …

Purpose.: We assessed the prevalence of subthreshold depression and anxiety, and major
depressive, dysthymic, and anxiety disorders (panic disorder, agoraphobia, social phobia …

Visual impairment is a large and growing socioeconomic problem. Good evidence on
rehabilitation outcomes is required to guide service development and improve the lives of …

Background Low vision rehabilitation aims to optimise the use of residual vision after severe
vision loss, but also aims to teach skills in order to improve visual functioning in daily life …

Importance Given that depression is treatable and some ocular diseases that cause visual
loss are reversible, early identification and treatment of patients with visual impairment who …

Background Visual impairment is more prevalent in the elderly and depression is common in
this population. Although many studies have investigated depression or quality of life (QOL) …

Update on depression and age-related macular degeneration : Current Opinion in
Ophthalmology Update on depression and age-related macular degeneration : Current Opinion …

Background Low vision affects over 300 million people worldwide and can compromise both
activities of daily living and quality of life. Rehabilitative training and vision assistive …