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Before and after provision of LVAs, near work efficiencies were evaluated by calculating reading speed as words per minute (wpm) under both photopic and mesopic light conditions, and impact of poor vision on activities of daily living (ADL) was quantified by modified standard questionnaire based on Nhung X\n et al<\/jats:italic>\n . questionnaire.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results:<\/jats:title>\n Of the 30 patients mean studied with mean age of 68 \u00b1 10 years, 20 patients (66.7%) had dry AMD in better eye and 10 (33.3%) had wet AMD. Post-LVA, near visual acuity improved significantly and all cases were able to read some letters on near vision chart with an average improvement of 2.4 \u00b1 0.96 lines. 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