A 46-year-old with traumatic glaucoma in the right eye and peripheral field loss, left eye normal. Is this patient a good candidate for vision rehabilitation?

• A. Yes
• B. Not enough information
• C. Yes, because any vision loss qualifies
• D. No, because vision in the other eye is good

Answer: (D)

The key idea is that vision rehabilitation is focused on people whose vision loss significantly limits daily activities, especially when the better-seeing eye is affected or both eyes are impacted. If one eye has normal vision, that eye can usually compensate for losses in the other eye, preserving most reading, mobility, and safety tasks. In this scenario, the left eye remains normal, so overall functional vision is typically sufficient, and specialized vision rehabilitation is not usually indicated. Rehabilitation would be more considered if the better-seeing eye were compromised or if the patient had ongoing difficulties despite having one good eye.