Low Vision Treatments For Eye Disease and Injury
Serving Pennsylvania Patients in Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Hazelton, and Surrounding Areas in Lackawanna, Luzerne and Other Counties
Low vision is a term commonly used among eye care professionals to mean partial sight, or sight that isn't fully correctable with surgery, prescription drugs, contact lenses, or glasses. Low vision can range from moderate vision impairment such as tunnel vision or blind spots, to "legal blindness," to almost total blindness.
Low vision has a variety of causes, including eye injury, disease, and heredity.
Children as well as adults can be visually impaired, but low vision is mostly a problem that afflicts seniors. Many people who suffer from low vision become frustrated, lose their jobs, and become dependent upon friends and relatives, primarily due to lack of proper low vision management.
Low Vision Assistance – NEI Eye Specialists
At NEI, a low vision specialist can help the patient see better through devices such as magnifiers, telescopes, and video magnifiers, and can train the patient to use them. An NEI specialist can also recommend non-optical adaptive devices, such as large-face printed material, audio tapes, special light fixtures, and signature guides.
If you or someone you know exhibits symptoms of hazy or blurred vision, light sensitivity, loss of peripheral vision, night blindness, a need for more light than before, color confusion, floaters, or difficulty reading, see an eye specialist at NEI. You may suffer from an eye condition that you are unaware of.
Contact Northeastern Eye Institute today to schedule an appointment with one
of our low vision specialists. Call toll-free (800) 334-2233 or (570) 342-3145
