From Soar to Soar
Vision Impairment
At-a-Glance
Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI) is visual impairment occurring as a result of brain injury characterized by preference for color, preference for movement, visual latency, light-gazing, non-purposeful gazing, visual field preferences, distance vision impairment, absent or impaired visual blink reflex, preference for familiar objects, and visually impaired guided reach
Supportive Advosources
A Cure In Sight
Website: https://www.acureinsight.org
Description: bringing clarity, support and
compassion to the darkness of ocular melanoma.
Himalayan Cataract Project
Website: https://www.cureblindness.org
Description: To restore sight and hope for patients who might never have been reached due to unnecessary blindness, almost half are due to cataracts – which can be surgically treated.
$ Foundation of American Academy of Ophthalmology
Description: Connects eligible seniors who are legal residents or US citizens, have not seen an ophthalmologist in three years, are older than 64 yrs old, not eligible for eye care benefits through the VA with local ophthalmologists to provide medical exams
Lighthouse International
Website: http://www.lighthouse.org/
Phone: 800-284-4422
Description: helps the visually impaired attain goals with mobility and technology (handheld devices, computer systems, etc.), providing training and educational resources for people affected by vision loss and for the blind and visually impaired.
* New Eyes for the Needs
Website: https://new-eyes.org/
Description: provides new eyeglasses for children and adults in financial need
$ Little Bears Sees
Website: Littlebearsees.org
Description: Provides families with tools to help children with CVI see including grants for iPads