The Lions Low Vision
Center at the Wilmer Eye Institute, John Hopkins
University Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland is a
Lions Multiple District 22 project. The Lions
Low Vision Center project was unanimously
adopted and is 100% sponsored by the five
Districts, with over 300 Clubs , that make up
Lions Multiple District 22.
The Lions Low Vision
Center is a refuge for treatment and a training
ground for Low Vision Center professionals
throughout the world. The Center is a leader
among the more than 50 Low Vision Centers found
throughout North America, Europe, Africa, South
America and Asia.
Accomplishments of the
Center's professionals include:
- Designed of low vision
and blind approach meters for the Washington,
Virginia and Maryland Metro
System.
- Perfected the
successor to the Low Vision Enhancement
System (LVES), virtual sight
apparatus.
- Contributed low vision
expertise to the Bureau of Engraving, US
Treasury for the design of the newly released
paper money.
The Lions Vision 2000
Endowment Fund, a proposed four million dollar
endowment fund, was established to support the
annual $200,000 operating budget of the Lions
Low Vision Center. If you would like to assist
in this effort contact the Lions
Vision Research
Foundation.
Individuals
with low vision symptoms are encouraged to call
the Lions Low Vision Center for a professional
appointment. Phone: 410-955-0580.
