Depression
Rehabilitation or Referral of Depressed Low Vision Patients
Article by Ruth van Nispen, Ph.D.VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam NL
Dec
21
2009
Demographic aging will lead to an increased demand for medical care, including low vision rehabilitation. Therefore, in the near future, low vision rehabilitation centers need to make efficient decisions and choose the rehabilitation program that has the greatest likelihood of benefiting each individual. The growing demand for service by our aging population probably means that low vision centers will no longer be able to afford spending too much time on any one patient without being sure the patient is going to benefit from the offered treatment.







