title: Helping the person who is visually impaired: concerns, questions, remedies, and resources.
abstract: Information that you need to know to help meet the needs of individuals who are blind or visually impaired can be obtained by contacting appropriate local private or public agencies. A comprehensive analysis of losses associated with visual deterioration provides the foundation to restore deficits. A holistic approach to helping restore the person with visual impairment to independence includes skill development, sensory training, emotional strengthening, and sighted-world integrating.
mesh_terms: D003143:Communication Devices for People with Disabilities; D006694:Holistic Health; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009938:Organizations; D012656:Self-Help Devices; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*