Vision Enhancement Center
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This center addresses the problem of low vision, a term used to describe impaired vision problems that cannot be corrected with surgery, medical treatment, standard glasses or contact lenses.

Causes of Low Vision

Some of the more common conditions that cause low vision are:

  • macular degeneration
  • glaucoma
  • diabetic retinopathy
  • retinitis pigmentosa
  • neurological injuries from strokes

 

Photos courtesy of National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health