The prescription of Distance Low Vision Aids (LVA) for children aged 5-13 years, can greatly improve their achievement both academically and socially. For LVAs may give the child increased proficiency in: board work, demonstration observation, viewing movies and slides, field trips, map reading, activities with peers, and orientation and mobility. However, satisfactory use of the aids requires an understanding of the ever changing classroom environment and needs close cooperation between the teacher and doctor prescribing the LVA.
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