HKSB Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Low Vision Services
Do you feel like you don’t have enough vision to do the things you want to do? We’re here to help.
Overview
What to Expect from Low Vision Services
At Helen Keller Services for the Blind (HKSB), you may receive an eye exam from a doctor certified in New York State as a low vision specialist. You will be asked about your eye care history and how your sight affects your ability to accomplish everyday tasks like shopping, reading large print, writing checks, walking indoors and out, and more.
Then we will attempt to prescribe visual aids in an effort to help you to see a little bit better — and sometimes a little can mean a lot. It’s like physical therapy for sight, working with what you have to make small improvements that can have a positive impact on your quality of life.
Helen Keller Services is offering two packages to New York Residents who are NOT Legally Blind:
The Low Vision Eye Care – $350
Exam includes the provision of one magnification optic and one glare control wrap around if needed.
The Low Vision Eye Care + Option – $450
Exam includes the provision of one magnification optic and one glare control wrap around if needed plus a visit by a Vision Rehab Assistant to provide basic adaptive daily living skills.
Locations:
- Nassau County One Helen Keller Way, 6th Floor, Hempstead, NY 11550
- Suffolk County 1767 Veterans Memorial Highway, Suite 18, Islandia, NY 11749
- Kings County 180 Livingston Street, 2nd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201
For additional information please call (516) 758-2516
Supporting Your Total Visual Health
Our doctors are not meant to replace your primary eye care provider; they’re here to help you to explore an area of care that is not surgical or medicine based: the use of optical aids and adaptive techniques to utilize remaining vision in an optimal manner.
HKSB Low Vision Services
Visual Aids
Our low vision optometrists will assess your remaining vision and work with you to maximize your eyesight through the use of visual aids.
Lens-Based Optical Aids
- Lighted magnifiers, both handheld and stand magnifiers of varied powers
- Pocket-sized telescopes for distance spotting
- Conventional glasses and sunglasses
- Near-vision, prism-based spectacles
- Glare-control lenses
- Frame-mounted near-vision aids similar to what a dentist might use
- Frame-mounted onto lens telescopes or all-in-one telescopic frame-based distance vision telescopic multi-lens focusable devices
Electronic Visual Aids
- Frame-mounted onto lens telescopes or all in one telescopic frame-based distance
- Desktop video magnifiers (closed-circuit, large monitor style)
- Handheld video magnifiers (portable with screen sizes up to 7 inches)
Additional Support
Other Ways to Maximize Vision
Sometimes it’s more about techniques than technology. Our low vision doctors will give you guidance on the best ways to use your sight and protect your remaining vision.
Modifications
Simple things like changing the lighting in your home, using contrasting background colors or taking steps to minimize glare might make a real difference for you.
Education
The more you understand how and why your vision is changing the better prepared you will be to make modifications that will enable you to use your remaining sight to your best advantage.
About HKSB
A Tradition of Excellence
Building on a legacy of service that dates back to 1893, HKSB was the first organization of its kind to offer an in-house low vision eye service. Since the launch of the low vision program in 1953, thousands of people have benefited from this service.
Past Events
Oct 23 – Oct 23, 2024
Helen Keller Services for the Blind (HKSB)
180 Livingston St.
Brooklyn, NY 11201
