Diabetic retinopathy occurs when elevated sugar (glucose) levels in your blood cause the blood vessels in the eye to swell and leak in the retina.

Cataracts occur as your lenses naturally harden with age and may turn cloudy. The effect can be like looking through a dirty car windshield.

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common cause of vision loss among Canadians over the age of 50.

Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada is committed to respecting and upholding your rights, and providing you with high-quality rehabilitation therapy to help you regain your independence, safety, and mobility after a loss of vision

Learn about our mission and strategic goals.

Our frontline team is made up of highly skilled professionals trained in a range of vision loss rehabilitation therapy disciplines. The majority of our frontline service staff hold one of the following roles:

We’re proud to collaborate with leading organizations across Canada that provide outstanding health care, support, or community services to people with vision loss and other disabilities.

Our service specialists are highly trained experts and passionate advocates for the vision loss community.

Working with provincial governments and other key partners, we're proud to provide a range of Concentrated Programs that are designed to fill gaps in care for some communities across Canada – as well as reduce the overall burden on Canada's health care system.

Our organization is led by outstanding professionals in the post-vision loss rehabilitation field.