Publications by authors named "Marcela Scabello Amaral"
Causes of low vision and use of optical aids in the elderly.
Keila Monteiro de Carvalho Gelse Beatriz Martins Monteiro Cassiano Rodrigues Isaac Lineu Oto Shiroma Marcela Scabello Amaral
Rev Hosp Clin Fac Med Sao Paulo
August 2004
Purpose: To determine the causes of low vision in an elderly population attended by a university visual rehabilitation service and to check for the use of prescribed optical aids.
Method: A cross-sectional study was carried out on patients aged 60 years or over attending for the first time a university low vision service in 2001. Ophthalmic reevaluation and interview were performed by means of a structured questionnaire in 2002.