Membership Benefits

Low Vision Rehabilitation Section (LVRS) members receive numerous benefits, including:

Quarterly E-Newsletter
Timely and informative, this premier e-Publication is distributed quarterly to the LVRS membership. The publication includes a report from the current LVRS Council Chair; articles by Section members; and updates on Section activities, involvements, and events.

Online Practice Resource Manual
Now available exclusively online, the LVRS Practice Resource Manual contains valuable practical information to help the low vision rehabilitation provider in the daily running of their practice. The manual includes clinical practice guidelines, links to other of low vision organizations, coding guidelines, and sample patient forms.

Patient Education Materials
The LVRS professionally produces patient education materials to enhance your practice, including the popular brochure: If You or Someone You Know Lives with Vision Loss...Your Optometrist can Help; as well as newer online materials regarding low vision devices and the importance of nutrients in preserving eye health.

Recognition in the AOA's Dr. Locator
The Dr. Locator served over 256,000 searches for optometrists in 2005. New in 2006, searchers can now filter to only deliver LVRS members. Displayed prominently on the Dr. Locator search screen, this tool serves as a valuable referral resource for LVRS members.

Your Voice Heard!
The LVRS is your advocate! The LVRS is involved at a leadership level with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and continues to take an active and principal role in organizations such as the National Eye Institute, AMD Alliance International, the Academy of Ophthalmology, and the AARP. These involvements further help us promote and expand optometry’s role in evaluating and treating individuals with vision loss.

Membership Certificate
As a member, you will receive a membership certificate suitable for framing, which you can display prominently in your office to make your patients aware of your dedication to the field of low vision rehabilitation.