title: Support is available. Assisting patients with severe sight loss.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  There are a large number of free services for people who are blind or vision impaired.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  As the population of Australia ages, it is becoming increasingly important that general practitioners have an understanding of the range of services available to people with disabilities.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  General practitioners are well placed to provide information to patients about these services. Appropriate support from blindness agencies can enable people who are blind or vision impaired to live independent lives.
authors.affiliation: Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind, Melbourne, Victoria.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cronin
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D001766:Blindness; D003143:Communication Devices for People with Disabilities; D003153:Community Health Services; D006801:Humans; D012952:Societies; D014786:Vision Disorders