The Needs for Visual Improvement of Patients Presented at Low-Vision Center in Wenzhou, China

Table 2

Needs for visual improvement for low-vision patients among different age bands.

Type of needs	1–17 (%)	18–64 (%)	≥65 (%)	value
Hobbies	43.9	71.6	81.0	<0.001
Reading	11.5	22.6	24.1	0.009
Occupation	55.4	16.9	1.5	<0.001
Watching TV or movies	1.4	17.7	27.2	<0.001
Public transportation	0.7	8.0	5.1	0.006
Household tasks	0.7	3.7	5.6	0.063
Writing	2.9	2.0	1.0	0.407
Walking on irregular surfaces (stairs, steps, and curbs)	0	2.2	1.0	0.179
Driving	0.0	1.7	0.5	0.232
Others (such as makeup, shopping, and recognizing faces)	1.4	3.2	4.8	0.418

value less than 0.05 was listed in bold.