Helping people with incurable low vision issues
Tax deductible
Imagine that you are a senior and your doctor has told you that there isn't any technology that can improve your vision. Distressing is an understatement. LOVRNET's mission is to help those people with low vision be able to remain in their homes and continue to live independently.
MD22 Lions Low Vision Rehabilitation Network Foundation (Lions LOVRNET) has programs designed to increase awareness, train and field volunteers in offering services to facilitate LV care and encourage eye health care providers to add LV rehabilitation care to their practice. A pilot program has demonstrated the benefits of rehabilitation efforts to enable people with LV to retain levels of independence and improve their quality of life. Continuing and expanding this humanitarian effort needs your support.
Most people struggling with low vision have been told that there is no medical procedure that will improve their vision. Low vision rehabilitation remains the difference maker. Rehabilitation includes learning new life skill techniques for cooking, cleaning and household management. It can require physical changes in the home as well.
Low vision (LV), typically caused by incurable age-related eye diseases afflicting nearly 5.7 million people. With 480,000 new cases nationally each year the need for help continues. Fewer than 40% of people with LV receive any rehabilitation services that, for example, can teach them how better to deal with low vision and can make changes to their home environment needed to allow them to continue to live independently with this condition.
More than 80% of people with LV are over 65 years of age and a third live alone. For many of these patients low vision is only one age related health condition with which they deal. It is a major contributor to falls among seniors and can frequently lead to depression as they withdraw from social activities due to their loss of vision.
LOVRNET is working to expand the number of low vision rehabilitation therapists. Funding for for rehabilitation services is limited. By training and utilizing volunteers LOVRNET is able to expand availability and quality of low vision rehabilitation.
A contribution of any amount will make a world of difference. It would mean a lot if you would let your friends and family know that they can help as well by contributing. Ask them to go to https://www.gofundme.com/f/lions-lovrnet to see how they can make a difference.
MD22 Lions Low Vision Rehabilitation Network Foundation (Lions LOVRNET) has programs designed to increase awareness, train and field volunteers in offering services to facilitate LV care and encourage eye health care providers to add LV rehabilitation care to their practice. A pilot program has demonstrated the benefits of rehabilitation efforts to enable people with LV to retain levels of independence and improve their quality of life. Continuing and expanding this humanitarian effort needs your support.
Most people struggling with low vision have been told that there is no medical procedure that will improve their vision. Low vision rehabilitation remains the difference maker. Rehabilitation includes learning new life skill techniques for cooking, cleaning and household management. It can require physical changes in the home as well.
Low vision (LV), typically caused by incurable age-related eye diseases afflicting nearly 5.7 million people. With 480,000 new cases nationally each year the need for help continues. Fewer than 40% of people with LV receive any rehabilitation services that, for example, can teach them how better to deal with low vision and can make changes to their home environment needed to allow them to continue to live independently with this condition.
More than 80% of people with LV are over 65 years of age and a third live alone. For many of these patients low vision is only one age related health condition with which they deal. It is a major contributor to falls among seniors and can frequently lead to depression as they withdraw from social activities due to their loss of vision.
LOVRNET is working to expand the number of low vision rehabilitation therapists. Funding for for rehabilitation services is limited. By training and utilizing volunteers LOVRNET is able to expand availability and quality of low vision rehabilitation.
A contribution of any amount will make a world of difference. It would mean a lot if you would let your friends and family know that they can help as well by contributing. Ask them to go to https://www.gofundme.com/f/lions-lovrnet to see how they can make a difference.
Co-organizers (4)
John Mosier
Organizer
Fairview, MD
MD-22 Lions Low Vision Rehabilittion Network Foundation, Inc
Beneficiary
Paul Hawkins
Co-organizer
John Lawrence
Co-organizer
Jim Miller
Co-organizer