Low Vision Blog

A teenager preparing to enter university life for the first time. A 26-year-old who composes music on computers and would like his own radio show. A cancer survivor. A military veteran. Grandparents. A mother of three. A builder of custom motorcycles. A Crow Tribe member skilled in signing, story telling and sharing her heritage. A […]

View this e-mail Online August 2010 Welcome to the Enhanced Vision monthly newsletter. Find out more about what we have to offer at www.enhancedvision.com. See images near, far and everywhere in between with Flipper Panel If you struggle with performing tasks such as reading, writing or viewing images at a distance, Flipper Panel might be […]

The following story was submitted by one of our readers and I think we can all agree that Babe is a true inspiration and a perfect fit for this section. Our thanks go out to her son who was kind enough to share this with us. “My mother will be 99 years young in September […]

Travel Tips For People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired Plan ahead. Read about your destination before your trip so you know what to expect and what sights you’ll want to visit. Make reservations whenever possible. Call airports and airlines ahead of time to find out about services, including seating arrangements, special meals and shuttle […]

Former Paralympics goalball gold medal champion is inducted into the United States Association of Blind Athletes Hall of Fame. Reni Jackson states “I might have a little bit of a disability but I can go out, train. Even with a handicap I’m able to do anything I want to do.”

Enhanced Vision in June 2010, announced the launch of the Pebble Portable 4.3 Low Vision Magnifier.  As the leading developer in low vision assist technologies, Enhanced Vision maintains a devotion to improving low vision technology, assisting the millions of Americans with low vision needs providing innovative low vision support devices.  Within the first month announcing […]

By Denise DeWitt A new product just approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is offering new hope to elderly patients with end-stage age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The implantable, miniature telescope is considered breakthrough technology to help offset the effects of AMD, which results in functional vision loss and is the leading cause of […]

Enhanced Vision, the leading developer of low vision devices, is having a monthly drawing on their website for a chance to win PEBBLE! Pebble’s small lightweight design makes it the perfect companion whether you’re travelling or at home. Easily read labels, prescriptions, price tags, menus, bus schedules and so much more with this ultra-portable video […]

Below is a testimonial from Tresca Pennington, she was the lucky winner of the monthly Pebble drawing for June 2010! In 1998, at 16 years old, I recall of one fateful ophthalmologist visit – the good doctor’s words, “progressive vision loss due to Stargardt’s Disease…legally blind already…and low vision devices”. Back then, A DEVICE sounded […]

A famous local artist, Virginia Doyle, has graciously lent her work to Benetech/Bookshare for display on conference room and hall walls. The unique aspect of this display is that in 2002, Virginia was diagnosed with macular degeneration, a medical condition of the eye that makes it difficult or impossible to read or recognize faces.  This […]