Blindness and visual impairment: quality of life and accessibility in the city of Turin.

Purpose: Despite the increase in socio-health conditions and, in general, the focus on health worldwide, many diseases still adversely affect the quality of life (QoL), including those causing vision loss. The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the QoL of people with visual impairments through a questionnaire and identify issues concerning everyday life in the urban and extra-urban areas of Turin.

Patients And Methods: A personalized questionnaire including 25 questions was distributed to 100 enrolled patients.