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More about low vision
Low vision is a visual impairment, not correctable by standard glasses, contact lenses, medicine, or surgery, that interferes with a person's ability to perform everyday activities.
What is low vision?
Low vision is a visual impairment, not correctable by standard glasses, contact lenses, medicine, or surgery, that interferes with a person's ability to perform everyday activities.
Low-vision resources
American Academy of Ophthalmology
415/561-8500
http://www.aao.org/
American Foundation for the Blind
800/232-5463
http://www.afb.org/
American Optometric Association
314/991-4100
http://www.aoa.org/
Council of Citizens with Low Vision International
800/733-2258
http://www.cclvi.org/
Lighthouse International
800/334-5497
http://www.lighthouse.org//
National Eye Institute
National Institutes of Health
301/496-5248
http://www.nei.nih.gov/
Ophthalmology Times / Source: National Institutes of Health
