Living a quality life while suffering the effects of low vision is challenging to all those who have experienced the condition. Whether your favourite past time of reading a good book or the morning newspaper has become demanding, work tasks are becoming increasingly difficult, or you feel that driving has become an unsafe adventure for yourself and other road users, there are simple and effective ways to alleviate and cure low vision conditions, allowing you to get on with living your life the way you want. Vision loss can be frustrating and traumatic.

The term 'low vision' refers to a condition where an individual suffers from a significant visual impairment caused by a variety of factors which include macula degeneration, eye trauma, retinitis pigmentosa, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachment or hereditary and birth defects.

Low Vision is a term used when vision leaves an individual unable to maintain a functional level of visual activity. This may be due to the onset of eye disease or traumatic injury. This typically is related to visual acuities of 20/60 or worse. Visual function can also be limited by restricted visual fields even if the acuity remains good. Low vision is the residual visual acuity of the eye after correction with eyeglasses or contact lenses.

Low vision is caused by many conditions, but the most common are:

Macular Degeneration
Diabetic Retinopathy
Cataracts
Optic Nerve Disorders

Low Vision Rehabilitation is most often delivered by a Low Vision Specialist through the management of three variables:

Illumination, Magnification and Education.