Relationship Between Visual Impairment With The Level of Independence of Low Vision Sufferers at Wyata Guna Bandung for the 2020-2021 Period Awan Buana Pranata Surya (1), Wendra (2), Hafsah Nursalsabil (3), Ike Hikmawati (1)
1) Departemen Mata Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Jenderal Achmad Yani, Cimahi, Jawa Barat, Indonesia
2) Departemen Anatomi Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Jenderal Achmad Yani, Cimahi, Jawa Barat, Indonesia
3) Program Studi Kedokteran Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Jenderal Achmad Yani, Cimahi, Jawa Barat, Indonesia
Abstract
Low vision is defined as visual acuity worse than 6/18 to light perception or 1/~ in the better eye with best possible correction and is not correctible with glasses or contact lenses. By 2021 it is estimated that one billion people suffered from distance vision impairment of moderate, se-vere, or blindness. One of the social impacts of low vision patients is the problem of independ-ence in daily activities (activity of daily living), as measured by the Barthel Index questionnaire. This study aims to determine the relationship between visual impairment and the level of inde-pendence of low vision sufferers at Wyata Guna Bandung for the 2020-2021 period. This re-search is an analytic study using primary data from best corrected visual acuity examination and G-form which contains the Barthel Index questionnaire. The number of samples in this study was 20 people. Samples were selected by simple random sampling. Data were analyzed through Chi square test. The results of this study stated that the percentage of visual impairment among the subjects was moderate (10%), severe (5%), and blindness (85%). Based on the level of independence in basic daily activities, there were patients with moderate dependence (40%), slight dependence (50%), and independence (10%). The result of the Chi Square test indicates that there is a significant relationship (p < 0.05) between visual impairment and the level of in-dependence of low vision sufferers in Wyata Guna Bandung for the 2020-2021 period.
Keywords: Visual impairment, Activity of daily living, Barthel Index
