Establishes a pilot program in Brooklyn to assist elders with age-related macular degeneration.

The bill establishes an age-related macular degeneration pilot program in Brooklyn, New York, to provide vision-care support services for elders dealing with severe vision loss. The program, overseen by the New York state commission for the blind, includes a team of state-funded ophthalmologists and volunteers offering clinical screening, diagnosis, medical treatment, education, counseling, and low vision technology. Eligible participants must be at least 62 years old and have a best-corrected visual acuity of 20/200 or less in their better eye.

Establishes a pilot program in Brooklyn to assist elders with age-related macular degeneration.

The bill establishes an age-related macular degeneration pilot program in Brooklyn, New York, to provide vision-care support services for elders dealing with severe vision loss. The program, overseen by the New York state commission for the blind, includes a team of state-funded ophthalmologists and volunteers offering clinical screening, diagnosis, medical treatment, education, counseling, and low vision technology. Eligible participants must be at least 62 years old and have a best-corrected visual acuity of 20/200 or less in their better eye.