CareSouth Expands Low Vision Works Partnership Into Ft. Worth Area

Ft. Worth, TX, September 09, 2011 --(PR.com)-- CareSouth Homecare Professionals, a leading provider of home health care services, has expanded their partnership with Low Vision Works into the Ft. Worth area. The partnership, doing business as Low Vision Works by CareSouth, provides a uniquely effective treatment for patients who suffer from low vision disabilities. CareSouth is the exclusive provider of the visual therapy now serving Texas communities in Tarrant and Denton counties. The announcement was made today by CareSouth chief executive officer and president, Rick Griffin.

“As providers of health care for a predominantly senior population, our patients are often painfully aware of the limits placed before them due to low vision,” said Griffin. “Our partnership with Low Vision Works was created specifically for those patients, to provide a viable solution for visual problems that were once considered hopeless.”

Low vision is not curable by surgery, medication or corrective lenses and can become progressively worse with age. For many seniors, walking safely, cooking and watching television are extremely challenging. Many senior adults suffer from low vision disabilities including such eye diseases as Age Related Macular Degeneration (AMD), Diabetic Retinopathy and Glaucoma.

The specialized low vision treatment offered by Low Vision Works by CareSouth will use visual retraining - finding the healthy areas of the eye and then training the eye to use those healthy areas for clearer vision. It is designed specifically to help those who suffer from Macular degeneration. And it is 100% covered by Medicare for those eligible.

The treatment has increased visual acuity an average of 40 to 60 percent for patients who received visual retraining in combination with home modification. Reading speed and accuracy improved equally dramatically, resulting in overall functional independence. More information on Low Vision Works can be found online at www.LowVisionWorks.com.

CareSouth Homecare Professionals provides home health care services in seven states in the United States, offering various programs and specialized services including fall prevention, total hip and knee orthopedic rehabilitation, wound care management, pulmonary disease and cardiovascular disease management. For more information about CareSouth, visit www.caresouth.com. For more information about Low Vision Works by CareSouth in the Ft. Worth area please call Rebecca Fisk of Low Vision Works by CareSouth at 1-866-989-1139.

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