Are there any low vision support groups?

You do not have to face low vision alone. First, people with significant visual impairment should contact:

Pennsylvania State Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services
300 G. Laird Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702
866-227-4163
www.dli.pa.gov/Individuals/Disability-Services/bbvs/Pages/default.aspx

Locally, people with low vision can contact:

Vision Resource Center of Berks County
2020 Hampden Blvd
Reading, PA 19604
610-375-8407
www.vrcberks.org/

Veterans may be eligible for rehabilitative services through the Veteran’s Administration (VA). The VA visual rehabilitation services are excellent.

Office of Veterans Affairs (OVA)
Bldg. 0-47, Fort Indiantown Gap
Annville, PA 17003-5002
717-861-8910
www.dmva.pa.gov/veteransaffairs/Pages/default.aspx

There are some other helpful websites and support organizations for people with low vision, too:

• American Foundation for the Blind (www.afb.org)
• Low Vision Online (www.lowvisiononline.unimelb.edu.au)
• Lighthouse Guild Vision and Health (www.lighthouseguild.org/)
• American Macular Degeneration Foundation (www.macular.org/)