Penn Center for Low Vision Rehabilitation

General Information

Penn Center for Low Vision Rehabilitation
51 N 39th St Ste 1
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Ralston House
Philadelphia, PA 19104
800-789-7366
https://www.pennmedicine.org/

Brief Description

The Penn Center for Low Vision Rehabilitation is affiliated with the Ralston Penn Center. It is a state-of-the-art facility that implements the skills of ophthalmology and optometry to make the most of vision that cannot be restored further through medical or surgical means.

Services Offered

  • Counseling
    • Offers social services, psychiatry. Social worker available.

  • Daily Living Skills/Independent Living Skills Training
    • Provides training in orientation and mobility and offers occupational therapy.

  • Computer Training/Assistive Technology
    • Offers assistive technology training.

  • Low Vision Services
    • Provides low vision evaluation and follow-up. Prescribes and supplies low vision devices.

  • Travel/Orientation and Mobility
    • Provides orientation and mobility training.

  • Information and Referral
    • Provides consultation and referrals for geriatric medicine, geriatric psychiatry, and social services.

  • Health
    • Offers optometric, ophthalmological, and genetics consultations.