Sensory problems are common experiences among older generations of the United States population today (Crews & Campbell, 2004, p. 823, Vol. 94 No. 5). Surprisingly, 18% of people report blindness in one or both eyes or other ocular disorders (Crews & Campbell, 2004, p. 823, Vol. 94 No. 5). Two-thirds of these visually impaired patients are 65 years of age (National Institutes of Health, 2000). There are many reasons why a person may suffer from vision loss. Low vision is one of the ten most common causes of disability (M. Markowitz, RE Markowitz, SN Markowitz, 2009). When vision is reduced, this may be associated with a decrease in activities of daily living or recreational activities (Crews & Campbell, 2004, p. 823, Vol. 94 No. 5). This document will discuss a better understanding of low vision, the problems that can occur, and the steps taken to help improve a patient's quality of life. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services defines low vision (LV) as a clinically defined aspect of eye care. Low vision is a permanent loss of vision and cannot be improved with glasses, medicine, or surgery (Eye Smart, 2014). Eye Smart says that if a patient has been diagnosed as visually impaired, no amount of treatment will restore their sight. However, the patient will have to learn new ways to use the vision left for activities of daily living and to maintain quality of life (Eye Smart, 2014). Because individuals experience blindness so often, they are usually overlooked or ignored (Crews & Campbell, 2004, p. 823, Vol. 94 No. 5). According to Crews and Campbell, vision problems are not overt disabilities and can lead to misdiagnoses and misunderstandings. Because of this confusion… middle of the paper… occupations (Smith, Ludwig, Anderson, & Copolillo, 2009, p. 129). Participants expressed a sense of pride and fulfillment when they were able to do the activities they needed and wanted to do (Smith, Ludwig, Anderson, & Copolillo, 2009, p. 121). This included activities of daily living, leisure and socialising. In Ontario, Canada, a study was conducted by M. Markowitz, RE Markowitz, and SN Markowitz that demonstrated that changes in environmental context could help improve patients' engagement in employment due to their visual impairments. In a study conducted by Smallfield and Lou (2006) they concluded that there was limited research available on the impact of low vision rehabilitation on quality of life and that there were conflicting results regarding the benefit of low vision rehabilitation as well as intervention by an ophthalmologist . intervention only.