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 College Park Lions Club has
contributed more than $125,000 toward the Lions Vision
2000 Endowment Fund, a proposed four million dollar
endowment fund, 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
College
Park Lions Club.
Individuals
with low vision symptoms are encouraged to call the Lions
Low Vision Center for a professional appointment. Phone:
410-955-0580.
