Poor vision and the elderly--a domiciliary study.

Thirty-four patients living in Norfolk, aged 65 years and over, with visual acuities between 6/60 and counting fingers were interviewed at home to ascertain the degree of their disability and their use of low vision aids. Visual acuity in this range was not associated with patients' mobility or their dependence on others. A threshold of useful vision could not be identified within this range. Use of low vision aids, although disappointing, was more frequent by those who had attended a low vision clinic.