The records of 360 students who are evaluated at the low vision clinics of the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School over a 10-year period were surveyed to determine the characteristics of this population. The factors that were reviewed included age, sex, ocular condition, best-corrected visual acuity at far and near, and recommended optical devices.
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