February is Low Vision Awareness Month, a time to recognize the millions of people living with reduced vision.
Regardless of efforts taken to slow disease progression, in the absence of a curative option to either entirely halt progression or repair the damage to the retina, patients with geographic atrophy ...
(Reuters Health) - Older white people with very impaired eyesight are more likely to use low-vision devices that may improve independence, compared to elderly people in other racial and ethnic groups, ...
As a provider, determining the right candidates for visual aids is a crucial step. Patti Fuhr, O.D., Marissa Locy, O.D. and Elise Agostinelli, O.D., refer patients from the UAB Center for Low Vision ...
Low vision rehabilitation (LVR) can help people with geographic atrophy (GA) make the most of their remaining vision and adapt to daily life. Programs are personalized and may include visual aids, ...
Dick Bramer likes to watch birds flock outside the window of his home in Scandia. But for two years he couldn't see them well enough to identify the various species. "I've got bird feeders and stuff ...
Barclays Center in Brooklyn is abuzz as the Brooklyn Nets’s Jalen Wilson catches the ball, readies himself, and releases a contested three. The ball arcs high above the Knicks defender’s outstretched ...
The Milwaukee Bucks and Ticketmaster partnered with OneCourt. They introduced tactile devices at Fiserv Forum to help blind and low-vision fans follow games using vibrations and audio. Five OneCourt ...
In about a month, a solar eclipse will darken much of the United States as the moon passes in front of the sun. The last big one in North America was in 2017, and it was Harvard astronomer Allyson ...