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About Vision Loss
Learn About Vision Loss

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Understanding Vision Loss

All of us experience some degree of vision decline as we age. But once eye problems have made simple daily tasks difficult or impossible— and glasses and contacts don't help — chances are the reason isn't just a matter of "getting older."

The Human Eye

What Is Normal Vision?

What is Low Vision?

Common Causes of Vision Impairment

Glossary of Eye Conditions

Signs of Vision Loss

Emotional Adjustment to Vision Loss

Visiting Your Eye Care Professional

Hearing and Vision Loss

Diabetes and Vision Loss

La diabetes y la pérdida de visión

Vision Loss and Other Medical Conditions

Medical Resources Roundup



Finding Help & Support

Vision loss never has to be faced alone.

There are some 1,400 agencies across the country devoted to helping individuals and families adapt to living with vision loss. For many, these agencies are entryways to support groups, rehabilitation programs, product referrals, and countless other services and resources that provide the makings of a viable support network—the key to independent living.

Professional Help

Agency of the Month

Featured National Partner

Peer Support Groups

Your Rights: Practicing Self-Advocacy

A Guide to Vision Loss for Friends and Family

Dónde encontrar ayuda y apoyo

Resources for Eye Care Professionals



Changing Your Home

The onset of vision loss naturally brings with it some anxiety about home safety and maintaining independence. The good news is that almost any home—whether it's a house or an apartment—can be made safer and easier to navigate with a few straightforward and often inexpensive modifications.

Home Survey Tours and Checklists

Redesigning Your Home

Lighting and Glare

Safety in the Home

Adaptations in the Community



Daily Living

As everyday tasks become increasingly challenging, you may feel tempted to forgo them and, perhaps, surrender responsibilities to others. Don't.

In this section, you'll find suggestions and simple techniques that will help you to continue performing the tasks that make up your daily routine.

Reading Tools and Techniques

Writing Tools and Techniques

Cooking & Meals: Master Your Kitchen

Getting Around All Over Town

Caring for Yourself

At Home, At Ease

Taking Care of Business: Managing Your Finances

Home Repairs

Parenting or Grandparenting

Continuing to Work

Products

Esther's Insights

Featured Tips and Products Newsletter



Fitness & Fun

Advancing vision loss can often discourage people from the recreational pursuits they always enjoyed. In some ways, this is understandable. When an activity becomes too much of a struggle, it simply isn't "fun" anymore. On the other hand, vision loss doesn't erase our basic need for the physical and mental rewards of play and relaxation. Whatever you do to keep fit and unwind, this section will help you stay in the game.

Hobbies: Crafts

Game Night!

Reading and Vision Loss

Using a Computer

Woodworking Resources

Leading an Active Lifestyle

The Garden Path

Watching Television



About AFB Senior Site

The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) created AFB Senior Site to help older Americans and their family members cope with age-related eye diseases— a growing public health problem in this country.

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