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Goal Setting September 20, 2012 |
Hello Goal Setting
![]() She was willing to take them on and he was willing to let her. It seems to be working for them, but that's not to say he couldn't still be writing checks or looking over bank statements if he wanted to. However, if that was a goal of his, he would have needed and benefited from the expertise of a low vision optometrist. These specially trained optometrists help patients identify goals for the home, for work, traveling, shopping etc. Once the goals are identified, such as balancing a checkbook, the low vision optometrist assesses the patient's vision and then makes recommendations of visual aids specific to that task. So in the example of balancing a checkbook some low vision aids that may be recommended are large print checks, large print check registers, bold, black thick lined pens, talking calculators, better lighting etc. Many people are either unaware of these specially trained eye specialists or for different reasons don't take advantage of this service. If there is a task you or a loved one are struggling with or a hobby you have given up on, find out how a low vision specialist can help, what is included in a low vision exam and how to find this macular degeneration specialist:
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Leslie Degner, RN, BSN Better Health for Better Vision |
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