About Low Vision Works, LLC
Low Vision Works® and Low Vision Works Consulting Group were created in 2001 by renowned Macular Degeneration & Low Vision Occupational Therapist, Michele A. Vandendooren. A vision care specialist with more than 20 years of leading-edge clinical and management experience and well over 20,000 patient-treatments, Michele is respected authority in Low Vision care.
Michele earned her degree from the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. She has practiced in western Canada and in throughout the states, from Hawaii to Florida. Her areas of practice have included: low vision, geriatrics, orthopedics, neurology and pediatrics.
While working with a global eye care company, Michele became aware that there were many people in desperate need of low vision occupational therapy rehabilitation. Recognizing that resources for low vision rehabilitation were scarce, Michele found it difficult knowing there were people with visual impairment not receiving the assistance they so vitally require.
Michele has dedicated herself to meeting this need and helping individuals with vision impairment maximize their potential and overcome the challenges of daily life.
Ms. Vandendooren is also a familiar speaker at ophthalmologic meetings and conferences, national and state blindness conventions and Rehabilitation Services Administration Program Manager’s conference in Washington, D.C. Ms. Vandendooren was also the host of a local television program, Living with Low Vision.

Michele Vandendooren OTR/L
Owner and Founder
Our Goal
At Low Vision Works, our goal is to help individuals with vision loss regain confidence and function safely and independently in their daily lives.
We accomplish this by maximizing remaining visual function, promoting multisensory integration, and incorporating appropriate adaptive tools and technology to support functional independence. Through occupational therapy, we reinforce existing skills and teach new strategies tailored to each person’s goals and environment. Our interventions are guided by evidence-based protocols and focus on meaningful, real-world activities to support independence, safety, and improved quality of life.
Marion County
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Belleview
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Dunnellon
- Low Vision Rehabilitation McIntosh
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Ocala
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Reddick
- Low Vision Rehabilitation The Villages (Marion portion)
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Silver Springs Shores
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Marion Oaks
Sumter County
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Bushnell
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Center Hill
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Coleman
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Webster
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Wildwood
- Low Vision Rehabilitation The Villages (main portion)
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Lake Panasoffkee
Lake County
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Astatula
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Clermont
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Eustis
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Fruitland Park
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Groveland
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Howey-in-the-Hills
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Lady Lake
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Leesburg
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Mascotte
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Minneola
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Montverde
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Mount Dora
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Tavares
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Umatilla
- Low Vision Rehabilitation The Villages (Lake portion)
Hernando County
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Brooksville
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Spring Hill
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Brookridge
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Weeki Wachee Gardens
Pasco County
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Dade City
- Low Vision Rehabilitation New Port Richey
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Port Richey
- Low Vision Rehabilitation San Antonio
- Low Vision Rehabilitation St. Leo
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Zephyrhills
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Wesley Chapel
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Land O' Lakes
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Hudson
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Holiday
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Trinity
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Bayonet Point
Hillsborough County
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Plant City
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Tampa
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Temple Terrace
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Brandon
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Sun City Center
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Wimauma
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Riverview
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Ruskin
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Apollo Beach
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Lutz
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Town 'n' Country
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Carrollwood
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Westchase
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Valrico
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Seffner
Pinellas County
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Belleair
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Belleair Beach
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Belleair Bluffs
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Clearwater
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Dunedin
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Gulfport
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Indian Rocks Beach
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Indian Shores
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Kenneth City
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Largo
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Madeira Beach
- Low Vision Rehabilitation North Redington Beach
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Oldsmar
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Pinellas Park
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Redington Beach
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Safety Harbor
- Low Vision Rehabilitation St. Pete Beach
- Low Vision Rehabilitation St. Petersburg
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Seminole
- Low Vision Rehabilitation South Pasadena
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Tarpon Springs
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Treasure Island
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Palm Harbor
- Low Vision Rehabilitation East Lake
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Lealman
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Tierra Verde
Manatee County
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Anna Maria
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Bradenton
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Bradenton Beach
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Holmes Beach
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Palmetto
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Longboat Key (partly Sarasota)
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Lakewood Ranch (partly Sarasota)
- Low Vision Rehabilitation South Bradenton
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Ellenton
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Samoset
Sarasota County
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Longboat Key (partly Manatee)
- Low Vision Rehabilitation North Port
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Sarasota
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Venice
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Englewood (Sarasota portion)
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Lakewood Ranch (Sarasota portion)
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Osprey
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Nokomis
- Low Vision Rehabilitation South Venice
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Gulf Gate Estates
Charlotte County
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Punta Gorda
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Port Charlotte
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Englewood (Charlotte portion)
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Rotonda West
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Charlotte Harbor
Lee County
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Bonita Springs
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Cape Coral
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Estero
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Fort Myers
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Fort Myers Beach
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Sanibel
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Lehigh Acres
- Low Vision Rehabilitation North Fort Myers
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Iona
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Villas
- Low Vision Rehabilitation San Carlos Park
- Low Vision Rehabilitation Gateway