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What is low vision?
Low vision is impaired vision that can't be corrected with glasses, medication, or surgery. There are several definitions of low vision. For acuity or clarity, it is usually defined as 20/70 or worse vision in the better seeing eye with your glasses on. For field of view, low vision is defined as having 10 degrees or less out of a normal field of view that is about 170 degrees.
Low Vision Professionals
Certified Low Vision Therapists (CLVT) - maximize residual vision using environmental modification and adaptive devices.
Vision Rehabilitation Therapist (CVRT) - teach living and cooking skills using visual and non-visual techniques.
Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist (COMS) - teach home and community mobility skills, teach long cane skills, guide dog mobility.
Occupational Therapist (OT/L, OTR, OTR/L) - healthcare professionals who use activity analysis to create real-world interventions to improve a person's function by improving the body, prescribing adaptive equipment, changing the environment, or changing the manner in which a task is performed.
Other resources:
National Institute of Health:
National Academy of Ophthalmology
https://www.aao.org/eye-health/diseases/amd-macular-degeneration
American Occupational Therapy Association:
https://www.aota.org/about/what-is-ot
Low vision products:
National Federation of the Blind:
Lighthouse of Southwest Florida:
https://www.lighthouseswfl.org/
Florida Division of Blind Services: