It is the greatest tragedy that curative and clinical science equips us to deal with only a limited number of problems. For those, beyond the scope of our expertise, we are happy to declare, “Nothing can be done”. A classic example in this regard, would be how ophthalmologists in general deal with the so called “non treatable causes of blindness”. It is easy to turn the door on such a patient and push him into a lifetime of despair and misery.
Helen Keller said, “Never say, nothing can be done. There is always rehabilitation”. She would have known, she lived her life as an exemplary example.
Lahan Eye Care Centre (patna) is humbled with the initiation of her new department – ‘Pediatric Vision Rehabilitation and low vision center’. With the initial focus on the pre-verbal child, which began in 2008 under the aegis of SMILES (Steady MILE towards Sight) it has now been strengthened to a full fledged department, which has resolved to provide comprehensive rehabilitation services to both children and adults.
The aim of the department is to maximize the potential of the visually challenged child with the science and art of early intervention followed by vision rehabilitation. For adults, the activity building to allows him/her to cope with life and its myriad opportunities with enhanced confidence making him/her independent to the best possible level. The qualitative development can be perceived even in a patient with multiple challenges.
These are services which helps the subject or family to understand and overcome the implications of vision loss through various adaptations and procedures.
Vision rehabilitation is for all age group persons. Pediatric vision rehabilitation serves children between birth and 15 years with incurable vision loss or functional difficulties due to vision loss.
Services begins with counseling and progressively encompasses age appropriate management services which need customization and are based on the visual and other sensory needs.
Vision Rehabilitation increases the maximum utilization of residual vision, enhances self-esteem, increases productivity of the subject and strives to make everyone a contributing member of the society.