Assisting the Sight Impaired
Tips for Coping with Vision Loss
An informative article from All About Vision provides useful information and advice for dealing with age-related vision loss.
Low Vision Aids
Useful article provided by Caring.com offers advice on how to help older adults identify aids and tools for dealing with low vision on a daily basis.
Eye Disorders
Lighthouse International’s VisionConnection provides information and the option to view comparative simulations of some of the most common vision conditions.
Age-Related Macular Degeneration
The National Eye Institute offers a wealth of information to help patients and their families learn about age-related macular degeneration.
Glaucoma
The Glaucoma Research Foundation provides all sorts of helpful information about glaucoma, including an overview of the disease, risk factors, tests, and other useful facts.
Cataracts
This comprehensive overview of the symptoms, causes and treatments of cataracts is available courtesy of the Mayo Clinic.
Diabetic Retinopathy
The American Optometric Association outlines detailed information about the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of diabetic retinopathy.
Caregiver Tips for People with Low Vision
Downloadable form offers 10 helpful tips for those who care for people with low vision, courtesy of the owner of Magnifiers and More.
Self Help for Vision Loss
VisionAware.org is a self-help resource center for vision loss Web site that provides free, practical, hands-on information to enhance quality of life and independence for adults with vision loss, their families and friends, caregivers and related professionals.
Vision World Wide
Vision World Wide, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of the vision impaired through direct interaction and indirectly through the caregiving community, provides valuable information, education, guidance, support and consumer protection to the visually impaired as well as the many professionals who serve them.
Vision Myths
The Eye Digest, published by the University of Illinois Eye & Ear Infirmary and available to read on agingeye.com, offers this article about common myths surrounding vision and wearing eyeglasses.
Other resources from Victorian Home Care:
Below is a list of resources that might be of some use.
- AARP
- Alliance on Aging - Friendly Visitor Program, employment desk, health insurance counseling, help with taxes, home share and other senior information and referral. (831) 646-1458
- Alzheimer’s Association - (831) 647-9890 Monterey area, (831) 464-9982 Santa Cruz area
- Eldercare Locator - Provides information on a wide range of services for seniors all across the country.
- Family Caregiver Alliance
- Legal Services for Seniors - Legal aid for seniors (831) 372-3989
- Lifeline Service - Provides a 24 hour emergency Response system and other services (831) 625-4516
- Meals on Wheels - (831) 375-4454 Monterey area, (831) 464-3180 Santa Cruz area.
- MST Rides Program - Curb to Curb services for individuals with disabilities who cannot use the regularly scheduled bus services- Monterey (831) 373-1393
- National Alliance for Caregiving
- National Association of Professional geriatric Care Managers
- Ombudsman for Long-Term Care – Free services that protect the rights of residents in Residential Care Facilities and Skilled Nursing Facilities. They also provide a list of RCFE’s and SNF’s in Monterey and Santa Cruz (831) 333-1300 Monterey area, (831) 429-1913 Santa Cruz area
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