Dr. Rolf Lund, Ed.D(edu.psych), M.Sc. (optom)
Dr. Rolf Lundis currently the Senior Researcher at the Eikholt National Resource Center for Vision and Hearing Rehabilitation of Norway (Helen Kellers vei 3, 3032 Drammen, Norway)
Dr. Rolf Lund is pioneered in low vision rehabilitation in northern Europe. He started the low vision rehabilitation service in Norway since 1974. As the first professor and director and for over 10 years in the position in low vision rehabilitation in Oslo University, Dr. Rolf Lund was responsible for the training of low vision specialists at the University of Oslo and later a member of the advisory board for research at Norwegian Blind Association. It was him who initiated and promoted the establishment of the national low vision service system in Norway. His book, The CCTV Book: Habilitation and Rehabilitation with Closed Circuit Television Systems, co-authored by Gale R. Watson (She is now the National Director of Low Vision services for all VA hospitals in USA), has been a popular classical book in the field of low vision rehabilitation.
Rolf Lund has expended his concept and service to Sweden, Denmark, Spain, and lately China. The low vision rehabilitation service in Norway has now well been accepted worldwide as the most successful model in this area.
Dr. Lund also experienced in helping others to establish low vision service facilities. He was the founder of the well know company, ProVista Innovation, which for years the leading specialist institute in low vision rehabilitation in Norway. ProVista Innovation is able to deliver everything from knowledge to products that are needed to establish a full scale Low Vision Clinic. ProVista Innovation also provides the training of the professionals so they can do assessment of patients with low vision and all the equipment needed for such a practice.
Together with highly respected professionals in medical eye care from China, Dr. Lund has worked for years with Beijing Disabled Persons Federation and China Disabled Persons Federation, for helping China in training and education of the Chinese professional in vision rehabilitation.
Dr. Lund represent the center of excellence of vision rehabilitation, the Eikholt National Resource Center for Vision and Hearing Rehabilitation of Norway . In addition to his own contribution to the Chinese Academic Vision Rehabilitation Society, he, over the last few years, by organizing the resource at the Eikholt National Resource Center, has provided opportunities for several Chinese professionals to be trained in Norway, among those are now some leading expertise in vision rehabilitation in China.
