Low Vision Clinics
Specialized low vision aids sometimes examinations, fittings or prescriptions. Some groups listed under EDUCATION AND RECREATION also offer low vision services. Some low vision centers are:
Blind and Visually Impaired Center of Monterey County
225 Laurel Avenue, Pacific Grove CA 93950,
Telephone: (831) 649-3505 Fax: (831) 649-4057
Website: http://www.blindandlowvision.org
Email: vision@blindandlowvision.org
Instruction in daily living skills, orientation & mobility, braille, low vision assessment & evaluation, training in use of low vision aids, recreation, support group, low vision clinic, demonstration sale of low vision devices, demonstration of assistive technology.
Blind Babies Foundations
1841 Franklin Street, 11th Floor, Oakland CA 94612,
Telephone: (510) 446-2229 Fax: (510) 446-2262
Website: http://www.blindbabies.org
Email: bbfinfo@blindbabies.org
Free / Low Income
Families of infants and preschoolers (ages birth to sixth birthday) who are visually impaired/blind receive early intervention services in their homes. Consultation with ophthalmologists and schools. Family support and referrals. Serves the following counties: Alameda, San Francisco, Contra Costa, Santa Clara, Sonoma, Napa, Marin, San Mateo, Kings, Tulare, Solano. Please call main Oakland office for services in all locations.
Braille Bibles International
P.O. Box 378, Liberty MO 64069-0378,
Telephone: (800) 522-4253 Fax: (877) 882-4253
Website: http://www.braillebibles.org
Email: info@braillebibles.org
Free / Low Income
Free to braille readers. King James and New King James versons of the Bible. "The Children's Bible in 365 stories" for older children. The Beginner's Bible in print/Braille for preschoolers. Decision Magazine in Braille. Bible Promise Book, Concordance and Bible Dictionary ($100). For a small donation, have Large print and Audio Bibles.
California Pacific Medical Center
Low Vision Service, 2340 Clay Street, 5th Floor, San Francisco CA 94115,
Fax: (415) 923-3949
Enhanced Vision Systems
5882 Machine Drive, Huntington Beach CA 92649,
Telephone: (888) 811-3161 Fax: (714) 374-1821
Website: http://www.enhancedvision.com
Email: evinfo@enhancedvision.com
Enhanced Vision is the leading developer of innovative products designed specifically for people who have macular degeneration and other low vision conditions. We have helped thousands of visually impaired people regain their independence by providing the ability to read, write, watch TV, movies and live again.
Enterprise Optometry Center
Low Vision Department, 3080 Victor Avenue, Redding CA 96002-0215,
Telephone: (530) 222-3166
Family Vision Care- Low Vision Clinic
817 Coffee Road, Bldg. D, Modesto CA 95355,
Telephone: (209) 524-3881 Fax: (209) 524-6261
Email: hujsac@msn.com
Provides low vision evaluations and training in activities of daily living by an occupational therapist. Training can include use of optical devices, adaptive equipment and compensatory techniques.
Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc.
P.O. Box 151200, San Rafael CA 94915,
Telephone: (415) 499-4000 Fax: (415) 499-4035
Website: http://www.guidedogs.com
Email: information@guidedogs.com
Qualified blind men and women, over age 16, can receive guide dogs and in-residence training in the use of those dogs at no cost.
Lighthouse of the North Coast
Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired
2830 G Street, Suite #B-1, Eureka CA 95501,
Telephone: (707) 268-5646 Fax: (707) 268-5647
TTY/TDD: (707) 268-5655
Website: http://www.lighthouse-sf.org/northcoast
Email: northcoastinfo@lighthouse-sf.org
Free / Low Income
Provides services people with vision loss in Humboldt and Del Norte Counties. Services include information and referrals, independent mobility assessments and instruction, daily living skills, workshops, magnification demonstrations, telephone support groups and assistive technology assessments and training.
LS&S, LLC
P.O. Box 673, Northbrook IL 60065,
Telephone: (800) 468-4789 Fax: (877) 498-1482 (toll free)
TTY/TDD: (866) 317-8533 (toll free)
Website: http://www.lssproducts.com
Email: info@lssproducts.com
Comprehensive product catalog available, with products, aids, and devices for low vision, blind, hearing impaired, and deaf. LS&S serves state and local agencies, schools and universities, the Veterans Administration, not-for-profits, and individuals across the U.S.
Macular Degeneration Support, Inc
MD Support
3600 Blue Ridge, Grandview MO 64030,
Telephone: (816) 761-7080 Fax: (816) 761-7080
Website: http://www.mdsupport.org
Email: director@mdsupport.org
Free / Low Income
Information and support for people affected by macular degeneration and related diseases or the retina.
Marin Low Vision Clinic
(Marin Senior Center-Whistlestop)
930 Tamalpais Avenue, San Rafael CA 94901,
By referral from eye doctor only.
Plextor LLC
Shinano Kenshi Co
830 Hillview Court, Suite 210, Milpitas CA 95035,
Telephone: 408-719-3000 Fax: 408-719-3030
TTY/TDD: (530) 885-0326
Website: http://www.plextor.com
Email: sales@plextor.com
Manufacturer of Plextalk Daisy talking book player and recorder, DVD, CD and Digital Video solutions
Society for the Blind Inc.- Low Vision Clinic
Sacramento Society for the Blind, 2750 - 24th Street, Sacramento CA 95818,
Telephone: (916) 452-8271 Fax: (916) 452-2622
Website: http://www.societyfortheblind.org
Email: info@societyfortheblind.org
Free / Low Income
Youth, senior and career development programs, support groups, training in daily living skills, orientation and mobility, braille and adaptive computer skills. Low vision exams, sale of low vision devices, training on low vision technology.
Spectrum Optometric Center
Low Vision Clinic
Telephone: (408) 739-0591 Fax: (408) 739-0593
Email: contact@drkimho.com
Low Vision Care, examination, treatment and management of vision impairments not fully treatable by medical or surgical proceedures.
Stanford Health Services Low Vision Clinic
Department of Ophthalmology
Department of Ophthalmology, 300 Pasteur Drive, Room A-175, Palo Alto CA 94305-5308,
Telephone: (650) 723-6995 Fax: (650) 725-6619
University of California at Davis, Department of Ophthalmology
Low Vision Rehabilitation Clinic
Low Vision Rehabilitation Clinic, 4860 Y Street, Sacramento CA 95817-2307,
Telephone: (916) 734-6602 Fax: (916) 734-6992
University of California School of Optometry
UC Berkeley Low Vision Clinic
230 Minor Hall, University of California, Berkeley CA 94720-2020,
Telephone: (510) 642-5726 Fax: (510) 642-4025
Website: http://www.caleyecare.org
Low Vision Clinic and Special Visual Assessment Clinic for the Handicapped. Low Vision Clinic and Special Visual Assessment Clinic for the Handicapped. Basic care includes a thorough assessment of visual and neurological systems. If further testing or treatment is needed, we provide referrals to one of our specialty services, such as contact lenses, low vision, ocular disease, binocular vision and vision training, infant and children’s vision, and refractive surgery. Our Eye Wear Center also offers a full-range of spectacle selection