A new study from Johns Hopkins Medicine has found in-home occupational therapy helps to reduce the rate and severity of depression in patients with central vision loss.
The study reportedly used measures obtained from the Low Vision Depression Prevention Trial in Age-Related Macular Degeneration (VITAL) study, which included data on 188 patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Researchers found low vision patients who improved their day-to-day functions through an at-home training with an occupational therapist had less severe symptoms of depression compared to those who did not train with an occupational therapist.
The study was recently published in the journal Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science.
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Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine