As people who work with your patients, we know you are aware that one of the most painful things a patient with challenged vision hears are the words, “There is nothing further I can do for you.” Having to deliver this message is uncomfortable for most doctors, too.

For over 14 years throughout the Northwest, The Low Visiion Store has been a resource to doctors seeking someone to help and provide further information for their patients. Many doctors contact us about our Clinic Referral Program, designed to be quick and HIPPA compliant for the clinic, while allowing us to step in to help patients and keep the referring doctor apprised of and central to our assistance.

Many other doctors simply use this site to find information to pass to their patients. All components of the site, including Patty’s blog posts, are printable individually as large print documents. They can also be emailed. Look on any page for the Print or Emai or PDFl buttons. Additionally, please know that we will work directly with you or your patients anywhere in the world. Simply use Contact Us to experience for yourself the service we provide..

Finally, we will post here, from time to time, Resource links that we hope are helpful as you seek to provide expanded low vision services to your patients. We share below an amazing photograph.

Blood vessels emerging from the optic nerve.

Image: Freya Mowat, Welcome Images©.

In this image, stained retinal blood vessels are shown to emerge from the black-colored optic disc. The optic disc is a blind spot because no light receptor cells are present in this area of the retina where the optic nerve and retinal blood vessels leave the back of the eye.