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Susan Hunt, MA
Southern Pines, NC

Arch Ophthalmol. 1985;103(4):480-481.

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To the Editor.

—In recent years, much has appeared in professional journals and national periodicals about the necessity of providing information about rehabilitative resources for visually impaired patients.¹ Most articles have attempted to encourage the ophthalmic community to educate patients about resources for the visually impaired and to make referrals for rehabilitation. A few articles have even implied that ophthalmologists have neglected patients in this area.^2-5

Although it is recognized that the ophthalmologist's main interest lies in the medical and surgical care of the visually impaired patient,⁶ it is not uncommon for a patient to feel forgotten when he or she must resume a normal routine after a sight loss.⁷ Clearly, patients are beginning to desire more time with doctors to discuss sight loss and the implications thereof.^7,8

It appears that a greater responsibility in the area of rehabilitation is being demanded of ophthalmologists. When . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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