How does vision loss affect people?
As you might imagine, vision loss can be devastating. Many people who are newly diagnosed even suffer from serious depression. Seemingly ordinary, everyday activities such as traveling to familiar and unfamiliar places, caring for a child or an ailing parent, reading a newspaper and succeeding at work can all present extraordinary challenges. Family relationships may become strained. And without assistance in adjusting to vision loss, many people (particularly seniors) may live in isolation and fear. But with the support and expertise of an organization such as CNIB, people with vision loss learn how to do things differently. They are able to get around independently, succeed in the workplace, read a newspaper again and take control of their lives. At CNIB, people with vision loss are connected with professional low-vision assessments, peer support and counselling, life-skills training and safe travel techniques, and a whole range of services that become part of their personalized prog
