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Low Vision Rehabilitation Network (LVRN) & Low Vision Project Site

Low Vision Rehabilitation Network (LVRN)

We invite you to join LVRN and depending on eligibility

Participate in the online Low Vision Rehabilitation Consensus Project
Take free online continuing professional education courses
Follow progress and critique our collaborative research projects
Exchange ideas and views with colleagues in online forums
Participate in live online low vision case conferences
Participate in live online low vision research symposia
Participate in online Medicare Update programs
Help plan the Low Vision Rehabilitation Outcomes Project

Membership in LVRN is free and open to low vision rehabilitation practitioners, researchers, students, educators, administrators, policy-makers, business people, and anyone else who is interested in advances in the field of low vision rehabilitation.

If you are interested in joining the LVRN, complete the registration page and enter the requested information. Upon registering, you will be a member of LVRN. After we have reviewed your enrollment information, your login name and password will be sent to you by email and you will be notified of your eligibility for certain components of LVRN that are limited to practicing clinicians and/or researchers.

Welcome to the Low Vision Project Site

This site describes collaborative research and development projects that involve the Lions Vision Research and Rehabilitation Center at the Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute. This site also is the gateway to the Low Vision Rehabilitation Network (LVRN). We invite you to join the LVRN so that you can follow progress and participate in collaborative projects. You can read descriptions of the projects by clicking on the links in the menu bar above. To join the LVRN, click on the link in the left-hand panel and fill out the enrollment form. Under "How to Use This Site" in the menu bar above, you can find responses to a list of frequently asked questions.

News

Low Vision Rehabilitation Fellowship - Johns Hopkins Hospital, Wilmer Eye Institute, Baltimore, MD
Maze tracing study software now available for download - Meander
LOVIT publications and training manuals available - LOVIT NEWS
Basic Orientation and Mobility Skills for the Low Vision Patient - 2 credit online course for all low vision service providers by Duane Geruschat, PhD
Home Safety Assessment for Clients with Low Vision - 3 credit online course for all low vision service providers by Katherine Cleveland, OTR/L, CLVT

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