The MLVAI is highly valid and reliable when weighted by a scale that reflects the personal importance of ADL's. The MLVAI(W) can provide information over and above that obtained with the usual clinical vision measures and may be used to assess low-vision patients and to measure low-vision rehabilitation outcomes. It is suggested that the assessment of disability using the original MLVAI and the assessment of the impact of disability using the MLVAI(W) should be kept separate to facilitate the clear interpretation of the outcomes of low-vision rehabilitation.

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