Clientele
- Persons of all ages with a vision loss
Services offered
- Assessment of ocular health and functional vision through specialized optometric evaluation and equipment
- Recommendations related to the optimal use of remaining vision
- Recommendations pertaining to visual aids and devices that can enhance visual functioning
- Prescriptions for contacts lenses, eyeglasses and telescopic or microscopic systems
Services are provided by professionals from the following disciplines:
- Occupational Therapy
- Optician
- Optometry
- Low Vision and Vision Rehabilitation Therapy
Types of interventions
- Individual interventions
Services are offered
Pediatrics Low Vision Clinic
- At the MAB site
Youth and Adult Low Vision Clinic
- At the MAB site
- At one of our two satellite offices:
- Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital, Laval
- CLSC du Lac-Saint-Louis, Pointe-Claire
To access services
- To be eligible for services, the person must have:
- a specific diagnosis related to vision impairment
- report persistent and significant difficulties in executing life habits as a result of the vision impairment
- The referring source must include:
- a copy of a recent eye report (<1 year)
- any pertinent medical and professional reports (Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Psychology, Optometry, Social Work, etc.)
- Request for Services form or the Demande de services interétablissements (DSIE) for professionals working within the Health and Social Services Network
- all documents must be sent to the ID-ASD-PD Access Desk
To make a request for services
- Referral using the Request for Services form can be made by the individual, the family or a member of the community
- See the Request for Service form from the ID-ASD-PD Access Desk
To return unused aids
You can return unused aids at 7000 Sherbrooke West, during the centre's opening hours.