Spectrios Institute for Low Vision, formerly Deicke Center for Visual Rehabilitation, is a 501c3 not-for-profit dedicated to helping individuals with low vision lead full, productive lives.
Vision loss affects millions of Americans each year, bringing challenges that extend beyond just sight. Our nationally recognized team of low vision doctors and professionals has an unsurpassed track record of improving lives. With a comprehensive head, heart, and eye approach, we address every aspect of how vision loss impacts your life, offering a full spectrum of care.
News & Updates
Join the Vital Vision Campaign
In celebration of 40 years serving individuals with low vision, Spectrios is proud to announce the Vital Vision Campaign- a renewed commitment to expanding access, advancing clinical excellence, and empowering lifelong independence for every person we serve.
Your Head
Your Heart
We understand the profound loss felt when vision can no longer be fully corrected. Relief from the anger, frustration, and hopelessness that often follow a diagnosis of vision loss is within reach. You can return to happiness, independence, and peace, moving forward in your care with hope.
Your Eyes
What is Low Vision?
Low vision is a permanent impairment that cannot be corrected with conventional treatments or lenses. It may result from conditions such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD), glaucoma, cataracts, or vision loss due to injury. Symptoms of low vision can include loss of central vision, tunnel vision, blurred vision, generalized haze, extreme light sensitivity, and night blindness.
Our low vision doctors provide comprehensive exams and follow-up care to assess your eye health. They offer personalized strategies and support, empowering you to navigate daily activities with greater confidence and ease.
Visual Rehabilitation Therapy
Improve your participation in the activities that matter most. We offer occupational therapy to help identify challenging tasks and gain strategies and tools to re-engage in what’s important to you, whether it’s working, reading, cooking, or enjoying your favorite hobbies.
Access Technology Training & Support
From digital magnifiers to built-in accessibility features on your smartphone, access technology can help you achieve your goals and make daily life more manageable. Our specialists are here to help you find the right solutions tailored to your needs, with hands-on training and the opportunity to test devices in our state-of-the-art technology lab.
Seeing Is Believing
We know that limited vision can mean limited learning, but it doesn’t have to! Our in-school outreach program, Seeing is Believing, supports K-12 students with low vision. For over 30 years, this program has positively impacted more than 10,000 students across Illinois. Because this program is fully funded by generous donors, students receive low vision exams and essential tools at no cost. Our goal is to ensure that vision-related challenges never hinder their educational experience, allowing every child with a visual impairment to reach their full potential.
