In the world there are 284 million visually impaired people. In Croatia there are almost 18 000 registered people with visual impairment, which means that the number is even greater considering that not all of them are registered. Most information from the environment, namely 80%, we get by vision and damage on this part reduces the optimal functioning of a person. Visual impairment greatly affects the quality of all aspects of life, whether it's about self-care, productivityor spending free time. Rehabilitation of the visually impaired is carried out for the purpose of training for independent managing with the daily life. Rehabilitation of visually impaired people allows to make higher quality life in the daily rut. For planning occupational therapy process and implementation of intervention with the client it is not enough just to know the medical diagnosis and level of damage, as in this review paper is case of impaired vision, but closer look and answering the question, how the disease affects a person's life, help it to take advantage of their potential and to reintegrate person into daily life and improve the quality of life. That's the main role of occupational therapists. Occupational therapists in the planning of intervention are using different techniques, media, knowledge and skills. The overall objective of the training of blind people for independent living and improving their quality of life is to prevent institutionalization and to create basic conditions for their successful participation in the local community life.