Hellinger G O
J Am Optom Assoc. 1977 Aug;48(8):999-1003.
The first low vision clinic was instituted at the Industrial Home for the Blind in 1953 in response to a growing demand that more effective use be made of the residual vision in blind persons. The technology was there. Eye practitioners certainly knew enough about vision problems to offer many of these people an opportunity to enter a new life. The problem was: how to put that knowledge to work through a sound service delivery system. By its twentieth anniversary in 1973 the clinic had seen almost 5,000 patients for low vision evaluation and had built a service which consistently provided substantial and useful improvement in vision through the use of optical aids to a majority of its patients. The low vision optometric staff works as an integral part of a rehabilitation team. That team consists of a number of professionals, including ophthalmologists, social workers, teachers, and a variety of rehabilitation instructors. All members work simultaneously to create a total program of rehabilitation for thepartially sighted. We feel this teamwork approach is of basic importance to effective rehabilitation.
1953年，为了回应人们日益增长的需求，即要更有效地利用盲人的残余视力，首家低视力诊所于盲人工业之家成立。技术已经具备。眼科从业者对视力问题肯定了解得足够多，能够为许多这类人提供开启新生活的机会。问题在于：如何通过一个完善的服务提供系统将这些知识付诸实践。到1973年该诊所成立二十周年时，已经为近5000名患者进行了低视力评估，并建立了一项服务，通过为大多数患者使用光学辅助器具，持续为他们的视力带来显著且有益的改善。低视力验光人员是康复团队不可或缺的一部分。该团队由许多专业人员组成，包括眼科医生、社会工作者、教师以及各类康复指导员。所有成员协同工作，为部分视力障碍者制定全面的康复计划。我们认为这种团队协作方式对有效的康复至关重要。
