Low Vision Clinics Resource List

Please note:  The following list does not constitute an endorsement, explicit or otherwise, by the Guild for the Blind.

Home Visits:

Vision Mission Group, S.C.
Dr. William G.  Grant, Optometrist
P.O. Box 553
Frankfort, IL 60423
815-260-6884

Low Vision Clinics:

The Chicago Lighthouse for People who are Blind or Visually Impaired
1850 W. Roosevelt Rd.
Chicago, IL 60608
312-666-1331

Low vision doctors from The Chicago Lighthouse also see patients by appointment at other satellite locations.  Patients must have a referral from an ophthalmologist to have a low vision exam.  Please call the Lighthouse at 312-997-3686 to make an appointment at a site near you.

Illinois Center for Rehabilitation and Education (ICRE--Wood)
1151 S. Wood St.
Chicago, IL 60612
312-633-3527

Illinois Eye Institute
3241 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60616
312-949-7255

Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation
Low Vision Clinic
675 N. St. Clair, #15-150
Chicago, IL 60611
312-695-8150

Loyola University Chicago Medical Center
Department of Ophthalmology, Low Vision Service
2160 S. First Ave.
Maywood, IL 60153
708-216-3833
 
Vision Rehab, Inc.
19950 S. Governors Hwy.
Olympia Fields, IL 60461
708-747-3075

Center for Sight and Hearing
8038 MacIntosh
Rockford, IL 61107
815-332-6800

Eye Care Center of Lake County
2424 Washington St., Suite 207
Waukegan, IL 60085
847-244-2176

Spectrios Institute for Low Vision at Deicke House
219 E. Cole Ave.
Wheaton, IL 60187
630-690-7115

Veterans Administration- Contact nearest facility.

Edward Hines, Jr. Veterans Administration Hospital
Roosevelt Rd. and 5th Ave.
Hines, IL 60141-5000
708-202-8387

Jessie Brown VA Medical Center
820 S. Damen Ave.
Chicago, IL 60612
312-569-8387

North Shore VA Medical Center
3001 N. Green Bay Rd.
North Chicago, IL 60064
847-688-1900