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CASE STUDY:
OVERCOMING OBSTACLES
WITH LV REHAB
Optometrist Yogita Rajgandhi for her low vision evaluation.
After taking a detailed history of the patient and getting her
optometry workup done, her vision in both eyes was noted,
i.e. FC, 2 meters and N18 of distance and near respectively.
Although Neelam was aware of a few low vision optical devices,
she did not have access to visual rehabilitation. She was
introduced to new tools and received training on a handheld
telescope and was also given a pair of TV glasses.
She was introduced to three types of magnifiers – Spectacle,
handheld and stand – and was found to be most comfortable
NEELAM MUKESH KUKREJA with the spectacle magnifier as her vision improved to N8. In
the anterior segment, the pupil showed no abnormality and
orn in the Thane district the orthoptic evaluation ended with tropia in the left eye for
of Taluka Ulhasnagar in distance. She was made aware of the red-green deficiency,
BMaharashtra, Neelam binocularity, dark adaptation, and bumping into objects.
Mukesh Kukreja, at the age of Neelam's self-help skills, coin identification, food
8 years, was diagnosed with identification, and home modification were thoroughly
a low vision due to Fundus discussed as per her lifestyle. Non-optical devices like a
Flavimaculatus. Neelam's reading lamp - indirect light, signature guide, cheque guide
parents took her to many eye and writing guide with felt-tipped pen (black) ink were also
care centres, hospitals, and suggested for her near-task rehabilitation and digital devices
private eye clinics to get her low too helped her. For orientation and mobility, Neelam could
vision treated but none of the independently travel to familiar places during the day but her
visits turned out to be fruitful. family accompanied her while visiting new places.
Her parents knocked on every
available door but there did not Today, Neelam is quite confident about her future goals. She
seem to be any light at the end completed her SSC and went on to pursue higher secondary
of this difficult and dim tunnel. from Mumbai University. Currently, she is in her second year
of studying Arts from St. Xavier’s College of Arts, Mumbai (as a
Neelam was seeking help regular student) and hopes to major in Psychology.
from a Retina consultant
at Sanjivani Eye Hospital in At the age of 19 years, Neelam has difficulty in eye contact
Ulhasnagar for a few years. but Optom Yogita is glad to see the positive change in her
There she was referred to the attitude. She has had a true transformational story and is the
Low Vision Specialist and Senior perfect example of the campaign '#IcanEyecan'.
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