TEAMWORK BETWEEN THE HEALTH-CARE COMMUNITY AND THE BLIND REHABILITATION SYSTEM

Despite preventive efforts, 8,000 persons with diabetes lose their vis ion each year. The medical community does not often address the needs of people with diabetes who become visually impaired, and rehabilitati on services for visually impaired people often do not incorporate suff icient diabetes education. This article describes a program in which t eamwork and communication between both systems of care provide an opti mum environment for successful rehabilitation.