Low vision cases without a case full of equipment - 2

This second case concerns a patient AB who has been diagnosed as having dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD). He was already using simple magnifiers for reading but struggled with his distance vision. He owned an iPad tablet but rarely used this until he was shown how it might help him to see for hobbies and activities.

Seventy-six-year-old male, AM, was seen in clinic some four weeks after cataract surgery in his second eye. He had an eight-year history of dry AMD which was worse in his left eye than his right. Before his cataract surgery his refraction had found approximately -8.00DS of myopia in each eye. AM had been aware that his recent surgery would not restore his vision to previous levels, but reported positively that his vision was ‘brighter’ since the operation. He was also aware colours appeared to be more vivid.