PREPARING YOUR PATIENTS

Success in Low Vision Rehabilitation is defined in very different ways by patients at different stages in adjustment and acceptance of permanent vision loss. This is why the counseling component of our "trios" approach to the whole person is so vital to the outcomes we attain. Physicians know that relatively good acuity, and excellent medical outcomes do not predict patient satisfaction. Sometimes acceptance of best possible medical outcomes improves by helping patients better understand that there are opportunities to improve their vision and quality of life in many ways beyond conventional eye-glasses. Not all devices they experience are necessary, yet they provide insights into the opportunites that are available for the improvement of remaining sight.

We have developed a special Referral Brochure for physicians to sign as a prescriptive tool to emphasize the therapeutic aspect of Low Vision care. This large print instrument focuses in on just what your patient wants to know in order to act on your referral recommendation. An explanation of what Low Vision is/means, descriptions of what they will experience are available below.

The Patient Referral Brochure will begin to help a patient understand what Spectrios Institute for Low Vision is all about and begin to answer frequently asked questions.