LOW VISION

A person is said to have low vision when their eyesight is limited or impaired and cannot be corrected with conventional glasses or contact lenses.

Low vision can affect people of all ages and can have an impact on many aspects of a person’s life, upsetting their ability to carry out many of the daily tasks for which vision is essential, such as recognising faces, reading the newspaper, dialling the telephone or seeing road signs. Fortunately, with the help of magnifiers and other vision aids, the remaining vision can often be used effectively.

In our practices our optometrists can help people with vision impairment to make the best use of their remaining vision. We keep a large selection of Low Vision aids at our Hume Street practice and we are affiliated with the Guide Dogs Queensland Toowoomba Low Vision Clinic, where Geoff Somerville volunteers his time as a consultant.

There are many different causes of low vision including (click for more information):