Low Vision Therapy or Vision Therapy

About This Treatment

Low vision is a visual impairment that cannot be corrected by conventional methods such as glasses, contacts or laser surgery. This condition often interferes with a person's ability to handle everyday activities such as grooming, cooking, home maintenance or financial management. Low vision therapy can help people regain some of their independence.

Causes of low vision

While sometimes caused by age-related diseases, low vision can affect people of any age. People who can benefit from low vision therapy may have had their vision affected by:

• Age-related diseases such as macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma
• Neurological injury such as CVA (stroke) or head injury
• Trauma to the eye

Low vision therapy services

Low vision therapy helps patients use their available vision to accomplish everyday tasks in new ways using magnifiers and other adaptive equipment. Our low vision therapists can also help patients find helpful community resources and perform a home safety assessment.

Low vision therapy services include:

• Occupational therapy evaluation
• Home safety recommendations 
• Lighting recommendations 
• Reading training
• Visual skills training
• Cooking safety suggestions
• Computer training
• Financial management adaptations
• Adaptive equipment
• Daily living skills training
• Scotoma awareness training
• Preferred retinal loci training
• Handwriting training
• Optical and other low vision aides/equipment training
• Mobility training