What Causes Low Vision?

While commonly associated with seniors over the age of 60, low vision can also affect children and adults of all ages. Certain birth defects or medical conditions – regardless of age – can cause low vision and negatively impact one’s quality of life. Dr. Peter DeGraziano, OD, FAAO, FIALVS can help patients from all over California with the following low vision conditions to engage in the activities they enjoy, such as reading, writing, watching films, and diving, among others.

Macular Degeneration

Macular Degeneration is the most common cause of vision loss today, and it is mostly age-related. A low vision optometrist will provide you with tools and devices that help you optimize your vision and carry out many more tasks than you thought possible.
Juvenile Macular Degeneration

This eye disease affects the macula of the eye, which in healthy eyes, acts as a passageway as light passes through it on the way to the brain.
Living With Best Disease

If you've been diagnosed with Best Disease, a genetic disorder affecting central vision, there are many ways to help you remain independent and keep doing the things you enjoy.
Retinitis Pigmentosa

Retinitis pigmentosa is a genetic eye disease that causes cells in the retina to break down, reducing the patient’s ability to see clearly. Fortunately, there is hope for RP patients to regain independence with the help of a low-vision optometrist.
Glaucoma

Glaucoma is an eye disease that causes damage to the optic nerve due to a buildup of pressure in the eye. Known as the “sneak thief of vision,” this condition will cause a loss of the peripheral vision.
We Help Patients With Achromatopsia Regain Visual Acuity

If you or your child has Achromatopsia, it may cause low vision. We can give you or your child the tools to strengthen their visual acuity and reduce symptoms.
Hemianopsia - Vision Loss After A Stroke Or Brain Injury

Stroke-Hemianopsia occurs when the brain is damaged due to a stroke, brain injury, or tumor, vision is often affected. Stroke often causes Hemianopsia, which is decreased or total visual field loss in half of your field of vision.
Fuchs Corneal Dystrophy

If you or your child has Fuchs Corneal Dystrophy, it may cause vision loss. We can help optimize your remaining vision for a high quality of life.
Diabetic Retinopathy

This condition is caused by a complication that happens from diabetes. Diabetic Retinopathy is considered the leading cause of blindness in the world.
Albinism and Eyesight

Albinism causes the central part of the retina, called the macula, to develop improperly. Albinism makes the retina pale, reducing central vision.
Pathological Myopia

If your child has Pathological Myopia, it may cause a gradual loss of vision. We can help maximize your child’s remaining vision for a high quality of life.
Macular Hole

If you have a Macular Hole, it may cause a gradual loss of central vision. We can help maximize your remaining vision for a high quality of life.
Patients With Nystagmus Regain Visual Acuity

If you or your child has Nystagmus, it may cause a loss of visual acuity. We can help maximize your remaining vision for a high quality of life.
Optic Atrophy

If you or a loved one suffers from Optic Atrophy, it may cause vision loss. Let us help maximize your remaining vision for a high quality of life.
How Stargardt Disease Cause Low Vision

Everything you need to know about Stargardt Disease, how it causes vision loss, and how we can enhance your child’s remaining vision for a high quality of life.
How Cataracts Cause Low Vision and How We Can Help

Everything you need to know about cataracts, how it causes vision loss, and how we can enhance your remaining vision for a high quality of life.
Histoplasmosis Retinopathy

If you have Histoplasmosis Retinopathy, it may cause a gradual loss of vision. Let us help optimize your remaining vision for a high quality of life.
Charles Bonnet Syndrome

Charles Bonnet Syndrome (CBS), also known as "visual hallucinations", is a common condition in those low vision. Fortunately, these hallucinations are unrelated to psychiatric hallucinations and are strictly caused by vision impairment.