IVI in collaboration with LVPEI, organized a day long Low Vision
Awareness Program(LAP) on 12 April 2013 at LVPEI. Over 50 practitioners and
students attended this program involving a series of lectures and panel
discussions, followed by a hands-on session on the various devices used for
examining low vision patients. Owing to the success of the program, this was
the third time that IVI conducted the LAP program with LVPEI.
Going Blind, a feature-length documentary film
by Joseph Lovett was screened as part of the program. The film shows that
losing vision is not death but a different perspective and shows how much is
available in terms of vision enhancement techniques, low vision therapy and new
technology to keep people with sight loss engaged in their lives. The film has
proven to be an effective educational tool used widely in the US to raise
awareness about seeking vision rehabilitation.
To enable participation in LAP, IVI provided 10
registration scholarships to students from various educational institutes in
Hyderabad including University of Hyderabad, Sarojini Devi Optometry School and
Pushpagiri Eye Institute.