Low Vision Therapists

ACVREP describes low vision therapists as professionals who "develop and conduct a functional assessment of visual abilities for everyday tasks that are important to the individual with low vision."

These tasks include:

Reading
Writing
Moving through space
Grooming
Watching television
Cooking, cleaning, household repair
Finding lost objects
Other visually demanding tasks

Low vision therapists also provide instruction in accordance with a functional assessment. Information considered comes from:

A clinical (optometric) low vision examination
Assessment of the individual's functional visual abilities
Assessment of the environment in which vision will be used

Low vision professionals serve as members of interdisciplinary teams. They work with optometrists and other professionals in schools; university, hospital, and rehabilitation centers; nursing homes; and day care centers.