The fee for the in-person Low Vision Assessment is $175.00. The cost of low vision aids varies.

The primary goal of low vision rehabilitation, delivered through low vision services, is to reduce the visual disability experienced by the individual when the permanent visual impairment cannot be corrected through spectacles, contact lenses, or surgical procedures. This involves supporting patients in their daily living activities by utilizing tools such as low-vision aids and environmental modifications that facilitate the patient's ability to perform the daily living tasks they wish to accomplish.

Routine eye exams are recommended every one or two years, depending on the advice of your primary eye care provider. It assesses both vision and ocular health. They include reviewing patient history, testing visual acuity, checking peripheral vision, and conducting detailed examinations of both internal and external eye structures. The exam also assesses eye coordination and movement. Having a routine eye exam is a requirement for a low vision assessment.

Low Vision Assessments are recommended on an as-needed basis, requested by the patient, or referred by the patient’s primary eye care provider. The primary goal is to enhance the patient’s functional status and quality of life when their visual impairment cannot be corrected with spectacles, contact lenses or surgical interventions. It involves an extended evaluation of the visual function. It includes reviewing the patients’ goals (such as reading, writing, etc.) and their disabilities. Essential components include trial frame refraction, measuring distance and near visual acuities, contrast sensitivity, and visual fields, as well as low vision device demonstration and training.