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Special Report - Health Care - August 30, 2012
Low vision rehab specialist calls for more collaboration
Population of sufferers said to be growing, but simple steps can help

By Linn Parish
Of the Journal of Business

Low-vision rehabilitation therapist Holly Galow says the most common causes of the condition are macular degeneration, glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy.
Low-vision rehabilitation therapist Holly Galow says the most common causes of the condition are macular degeneration, glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy.
—Staff photo by Linn Parish
Years ago, Holly Galow's first client with low vision was a fiercely patriotic World War II veteran who became dispirited after an election ballot he had mailed in was rejected for having an illegitimate signature.

Galow, an occupational therapist who specializes in low-vision rehabilitation, says the man had been diagnosed with macular degeneration and couldn't see well enough to sign his name. He had his wife sign the ballot on his behalf, only to be rebuffed while exercising o...


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