Vision loss that cannot be reversed with surgery, medications, glasses, or contact lenses.
Vision impairment ranges from total blindness to partial sight.
A program of services designed to restore safe and independent functioning to individuals diagnosed with vision impairment. Vision rehabilitation services restore quality of life. Vision Rehabilitation Professionals. Vision rehabilitation professionals, including certified orientation and mobility specialists and certified rehabilitation teachers, are trained in university programs that have been federally funded for many years. In order for Americans who suffer from this debilitating functional loss to have equitable access to rehabilitation, Medicare coverage should be expanded to include vision rehabilitation services and devices in their benefit packages, and specialized providers of these services must be eligible to receive reimbursement.