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Development of an ICT Platform-Awareness System for the Support of Low Vision

Low Vision (LV) has a detrimental impact on Quality of Life (QoL) of affected individual's and is considered a major healthcare problem according to World Health Organization. The primary objective of this study is the development of an integrated ICT platform-awareness system for the assistance of individuals with LV for the evaluation of visual ability. It is of high importance to develop and apply appropriate strategies aiming at the improvement of daily living and access to healthcare services of patients with LV. Secondary objectives are the evaluation of a suite of supportive mobile applications (magnification, reading, etc)'' for individuals with LV in order to improve their ability to perform daily activities and the development of a new questionnaire to assess the functionality and quality of life of individuals with LV.Investigators will conduct an effectiveness study to determine if the features of LIFE4LV platform provide low vision patients and their physicians with appropriate benefits.