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F of the problem, vision loss, and not simply reacting to the symptom; loss of independence. Thus, these services both reduce the economic burden on society and help us fulfill our obligations to the elderly by assisting them to maintain their independence through rehabilitative health care.

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	Low Vision Related to Function and Service Delivery for the Elderly Aging and Human Visual Function, pages 315-322 1982 Alan R. Lis Color s, Inc., 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011
	W. V. PADULA

	Summary:
		For the elderly person, low-vision services are a means to redevelop effective visual functioning; the purpose of the service is to increase the independence and improve the self-concept of the aging person. Low-vision services enable federal, state, and individual costs to be reduced by actively dealing with the cause of the problem, vision loss, and not simply reacting to the symptom; loss of independence. Thus, these services both reduce the economic burden on society and help us fulfill our obligations to the elderly by assisting them to maintain their independence through rehabilitative health care. Click here to read Low Vision Related to Function and Service Delivery for the Elderly

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