Detecting cataract causing visual impairment using a nonmydriatic fundus camera.

Purpose: To assess the validity of a digital nonmydriatic fundus camera in detecting cataract as a cause of visual impairment.

Design: Diagnostic test comparison.

Methods: Photos of the anterior segment of 72 eyes were taken with a nonmydriatic fundus camera and assessed for cataract by two graders.

Barriers to accessing low vision services.

Aim: To investigate barriers to accessing low vision services in Australia.

Methods: Adults with a vision impairment (<6/12 in the better eye and/or significant visual field defect), who were current patients at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital (RVEEH), were interviewed. The questions investigated self-perceived vision difficulties, duration of vision loss and satisfaction with vision and also examined issues of awareness of low vision services and referral to services.