We offer a variety of support services to help you cope with vision-related problems and to make your visit a pleasant experience. A social worker is available to counsel patients about any social, financial, or emotional adjustments that may result from a specific eye disease or treatment plan. The social worker can also assist with transportation needs, make arrangements with outside agencies for needed services, and coordinate continued counseling and rehabilitation in patients' home communities through programs such as Services for the Blind. If you'd like to use an interpreter's services, please notify our scheduling personnel when you make your appointment. We offer a Touchable Art Gallery for visually impaired patients.
Volunteers can provide tours upon request.
Our trained volunteers are happy to escort patients to other areas of the Medical Center as well as to provide a variety of other comforts during your visit. Even as we search for cures, the Eye Center remains committed to providing the best eye care available to those already affected by blinding eye disease. Our Vision Rehabilitation Program helps patients achieve increased independence in their daily lives by enhancing their functional vision. A certified teacher for the visually impaired also helps parents, teachers, and students make educational adaptations so that visually impaired students can receive maximum benefit from classroom instruction. All Rights Reserved.