This upcoming event of the Blind & Vision Rehabilitation Services of Pittsburgh may be of interest to older adults and caregivers in your communities.
Age-Related Vision Challenges
Blindness Awareness Day for Seniors and their families
Saturday, May 7, 2011
9:30 a.m.—noon
Radisson Hotel, Green Tree
101 Radisson Drive
off the Parkway West Green Tree exit
Registration starts at 9:00 a.m.; no charge / free parking.
This Blindness Awareness Day focuses on age-related vision loss with presentations by these specialists, who will discuss what the diseases are; the symptoms; what treatments are available, and where you can go for help.
Dr. Louis Lobes – Macular Degeneration
Dr. Marshall Stafford – Cataracts and Glaucoma
There will be ample time for your questions for the specialists. The event also will include demonstrations of low-vision aids aimed at helping those who are losing their vision learn to improve and enjoy their lives.
Blindness Awareness Day is made possible by The Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services Pennsylvania Association for the Blind* presented by Blind & Vision Rehabilitation Services of Pittsburgh
1800 West Street, Homestead, PA 15120, 412-368-4400.
www.blindvr.org
*with funds provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
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