Vision Rehabilitation

Several Ophthalmic conditions do not lend themselves to medical and surgical improvements owing to the nature of the disease or the limitation of current science. These proverbial “end of the road” conditions may severely affect vision at early ages even as development of other sensory faculties gets affected. Besides the patients themselves, dealing with this emotionally and physically challenging situation requires motivation from the patient and his or her family members. It also needs a very special skill set that must be learnt, re-learnt, customized and mastered. This is the void that Vision Rehabilitation hopes to fill. Narayana Nethralaya initiated this department in 2008 under the guidance and leadership of world renowned Vision rehabilitation expert and Inventor  Prof. Lea Hyvarinen and Dr Namita Jacob. In 2010, the department has expanded to include several comprehensive services for the visually impaired or challenged.
What is vision Rehabilitation?
These are services which helps the subject or family to understand and overcome the implications of vision loss through various adaptations and procedures.
Who can benefit from Vision Rehabilitation?
Vision rehabilitation is for all age group persons. Pediatric vision rehabilitation serves children between birth and 15 years with incurable vision loss or functional difficulties due to vision loss.
What are the services available?
Services begins with counseling and progressively encompasses age appropriate management services which need customization and are  based on the visual and other sensory needs.
Why vision rehabilitation?
Vision Rehabilitation increases the  maximum utilization of residual vision, enhances self-esteem, increases productivity of the subject and strives to make everyone a contributing member of the  society.