How does an optician identify low vision?
Opticians use the Snellen chart to identify low vision.
Another way of identifying low vision is from the patient reporting difficulty with everyday tasks such as recognising faces, or mobility - for example, falling over objects they fail to notice around them.
Standard tests of contrast sensitivity and visual fields are also useful for finding out more about the patient's visual problems.
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