Eye and Vision Care in VHA

VHA provides a wide range of quality eye and vision care services to meet the needs of the veteran population.  VATAP produced three systematic reviews to assist policy makers on provision of vision care services in VHA. 

Visual Field Testing in VA Compensation and Pension Examinations (March, 2003).  Compares the performance of Goldmann and Humphrey perimeters used by the Veterans Benefits Administration in evaluating visual disability and handicap.

• VATAP Report

Optical Devices for Adults with Low Vision:  A Systematic Review of Published Studies of Effectiveness (May 2003).  Identifies the evidence of effectiveness of a wide range of optical low vision aids to assist in evidence-based data collection and clinical decision-making in VA. 

• VATAP Report

Optical Lens Fabrication System (February 2000).  Evaluates the costs, quality and other benefits of the Q-2100^TM, an in-house lens fabrication system used to provide high quality eyewear to veterans. 

• VATAP Report

Related information:

• Veterans Health Initiative: Visual Impairment  http://www1.va.gov/vhi/page.cfm?pg=6



• VHA Optometry Service:  http://www1.va.gov/optometry/



• VHA Blind Rehabilitation Service:  http://www1.va.gov/blindrehab/



• New from the National Library of Medicine! MedlinePlus general health information designed for low vision users formatted with large fonts and with the ability to enlarge fonts and view pages with high contrast:http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/lowvision.html