We’d like to acknowledge Dr. Alfred A. Rosenbloom, world-renown optometrist, and pioneer in low-vision rehabilitation. After a lifetime of achievements and research related to low vision, Dr. Rosenbloom recently passed away at 94 years old in Chicago. He will be missed by hundreds of students and colleagues that had the privilege of working with him. He and his wife were the founders of the Low Vision Clinic at the Chicago Lighthouse in 1954, where they met Helen Keller and introduced her to assistive technology.

He was an esteemed professor at the Illinois College of Optometry, his home for 50 years, where he went on to become dean and president of the program. In 2010, Dr. Rosenbloom was inducted into the National Optometry Hall of Fame. “His contributions to the field are immense,” says Dr. Kara Crumbliss (Director, Chicago Lighthouse),   “His induction into the Hall of Fame is most deserved, though we will all say he had been renowned at our clinic for many years.”. Also having been the author of several major text books, he had a huge impact on the world of low vision, and will be sorely missed. To learn more about Dr. Alfred Rosenbloom’s inspiring history, please visit the link below:

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