Almost 1 million Americans are legally blind

Visual Impairment and Blindness

More than 16.5 million people in America have vision impairment. The mission of the Loew Vision Rehabilitation Institute is to help partially sighted individuals, through the use of rehabilitative services, once all medical and surgical options have been exhausted. The Loew Vision Rehabilitation Institute will offer an interdisciplinary team of professionals to evaluate the needs of the patient and offer a variety of services. Instruction will be provided in how to best use the remaining vision to perform everyday functions, work and self-care activities. Assistive devices are used and are available for purchase to enhance remaining vision. Support services are offered as well as referrals to other community resources. Counseling is available to help with the adjustment to vision changes.

Additionally, The Loew Vision Rehabilitation Institute is committed to:

1. Offering an outreach vision screening program to elementary school-aged children in the Los Angeles area
2. Funding optic nerve research