Disability Glare Testing of Patients with Hereditary Retinal Disorders

Low vision clinicians realize that environmental factors have a significant influence on visual performance. Visually impaired patients frequently report that glare increases the difficulty of visual tasks, and it has been shown that glare compounds problems with orientation and mobility. 1,2 It is difficult for low vision clinicians to evaluate patient glare problems, because the lighting conditions that are available in clinical settings seldom represent the range of those in a patient's everyday life.