Welcome to Lighthouse International’s online vision rehabilitation education center.

Meeting Your Continuing Education Needs…Online

For nearly 30 years, Lighthouse Continuing Education has conducted practical, innovative, accredited face-to-face courses for eye care and vision rehabilitation professionals and paraprofessionals nationally, regionally and internationally. We are pleased to add online education to these acclaimed offerings. These interactive online lessons and courses will make it easier for you to meet the needs of people with impaired vision now – and in the future. We encourage you to check this site often, enroll, and see how online vision rehabilitation education can help you master skills and learn what you need to know to work effectively with the rapidly growing number of people who turn to you for help with their vision loss.

Here’s what we offer:

For Professionals

Visual Acuity Device.

Targeted lessons will help you explore specific topics just when you need them. Animations, diagrams and interactive lesson features broaden your understanding. Downloadable documents and other practical resources give you the information you need, quickly and effectively. Lessons are available for:

  • Ophthalmologists
  • Optometrists
  • Vision Rehabilitation Professionals
  • Occupational Therapists
  • Nurses
  • Ophthalmic Technicians
  • Opticians
  • Other Health professionals
  • Residents in Ophthalmology

For Paraprofessionals

VRA with consumer.

Flex VRA – Online Vision Rehabilitation Assistant Training with Onsite Mentoring

Flex VRA is a mentored, pre-service or inservice training program that prepares paraprofessionals to assist vision rehabilitation professionals in Rehabilitation Teaching, Orientation & Mobility, and Low Vision, and to be a part of the vision rehabilitation team.

Hardware/Software Requirements to run Lighthouse online lessons:

Lighthouse online lessons are compatible with screen reader software:

WindowEyes/JAWS: