About Us - LowVisionWorks

RESTORING VISION AND FREEDOM

WITH COMPASSION AND CARE

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.

Areas Low Vision Works Serves

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