The Lions Low Vision Center of Texas at the Health Science Center is opening its doors for health professionals to come to an open house from 4 to 8 p.m. this Thursday.
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The Lions Low Vision Center of Texas at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is opening its doors for health professionals to come to an open house from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 11.

The center provides rehabilitation services to patients with low vision. The clinic does not restore lost vision, but instead teaches people to effectively use their remaining vision. The center, established in September 2003 with a $250,000 grant from multiple sources including Lions Clubs International, the Lions of Texas and the Lions Sight Research Foundation, a part of Lions District 2-A2, is the only place in San Antonio where ophthalmologists, optometrists and occupational therapists work together to provide comprehensive services to patients.

"If someone loses his or her vision, he or she needs rehabilitation just like someone who has lost a leg," said Sandra M. Fox, O.D., director of the center and assistant professor in the department of ophthalmology.

Low vision is a severe chronic impairment that limits a person’s ability to complete everyday activities, such as cooking, reading and driving. Even with glasses, contact lenses, medicine or surgery, vision cannot be improved for people who did not seek early treatment for macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma.