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Low Vision Care
If vision loss is interfering with your life, let Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind help!
Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind (CLB) provides low vision care that helps individuals with vision loss make the most of their remaining vision. CLB's doctor of optometry will introduce you to adaptive aids and techniques that enhance your vision and help you retain your independence.
What is Low Vision?
Low vision refers to vision loss that cannot be corrected with
conventional glasses or contacts, surgery or medication. Low vision
affects people of all ages and backgrounds.
Low vision is still usable vision. CLB can help you maximize your remaining eyesight so you can continue to enjoy your lifestyle and pastimes.
Low vision care begins with a low vision evaluation
Through special testing techniques, CLB's Doctor of Optometry determines which devices can best improve or assist low vision. Special lenses, prisms, magnifiers, light filters and other technologically enhanced devices may be prescribed to augment and improve vision impairments.
A low vision evaluation begins with a historical understanding of your eyes, limitations and goals. The next step is to evaluate visual acuity, visual fields and ocular health. Once these steps are complete, the patient explores possible adaptive aids. These aids include high-powered glasses, magnifiers, telescopic devices, special lighting or glare filters and electronic devices.
Following this assessment, you will explore alternatives to help
maximize your vision. Solutions often include high-powered glasses,
magnifiers, telescopic devices, special lighting or glare filters
and electronic devices. If you think
you need a magnification solution that is greater than 4x, you must
schedule an appointment with CLB at the location below.
Low vision evaluations take place at The Charles A Fegan Centers in Riverdale, MD and Washington, DC. Call us for more information about Low Vision Care or to schedule an appointment:
Charles A Fegan Center
c/o Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind
6200 Baltimore Avenue
Suite 100
Riverdale, MD 20737
240-737-5109
Washington, DC:
Charles A Fegan Center
c/o Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind
1120 20th Street, NW
Suite 750 South
Washington, DC 20036
202-454-6400
Hours: Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
