21st August 2009
Researchers at the Huntington Eye Infirmary and the Slay Laboratory, Cook Medical School, report how two behavioral factors together alter the genetic susceptibility to age-related macular degeneration, associated with the common coding variant in the com...
21st August 2009
Fruits and vegetables have another disease-fighting weapon to offer: Lutein. Studies show this carotenoid prevents and, to some extent, reverses vision loss, immune system problems, cancer and cardiovascular disease. With that in mind, load up your plate ...
19th August 2009
The long term effects of low vision have become a piece in setting up treatment interventions with older patients. The most common causes of visual problems are macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and cataracts. Each causes a different pr...
18th August 2009
Imagine staring at your television screen and suddenly a squiggly line drifts into your field of vision. When you try to get a closer look at it, it moves away as if it knows you're trying to see it better. What was that? you might wonder. As far as visio...
18th August 2009
Visually impaired people can be excluded from the profusion of print information offered from candidates and political parties in preparation for an election. However there are many things you can do to get in touch with visually impaired people to make s...
17th August 2009
For a sighted person, the loss of vision represents much more than a physical impairment. Macular Degeneration and other low vision conditions have contributed to a growing population of people relearning how to live. It means a loss of their accustomed i...
17th August 2009
Low Vision, also referred to as “partial sight, vision loss”, has been defined as “reduced central acuity or visual field loss which even with best optical correction still results in visual impairment from a performance standpoint. Low vision affec...
15th August 2009
The term "low vision" is often poorly understood, which may partly account for a new context in which it has appeared in the media. Most states have concealed weapon permits to any adult citizen who can pass various tests and extensive background checks. ...
15th August 2009
What happens after you've hired that qualified person who is blind or low vision? Very often co-workers and supervisors have questions that center around wondering, "How do I work with him? How can I talk with her? What do I need to do differently?"
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22nd June 2009
Low vision is a visual impairment, not correctable by standard glasses, contact lenses, medicine, or surgery, that interferes with the ability to perform everyday activities.Most people develop low vision because of eye disease such as cataracts, glaucoma...
