Living With Low Vision

Take a step back in time, when low vision accessibility was in it’s infancy. Almost 40 years ago, in the late 70s, a small group of folks in northern Indiana took up the no small task of creating audio recordings of popular print, such as newspapers and magazines. This was one of the first times […]

Discover this year’s recipient of the 11th Annual Network Library of the year Award, a special recognition by the National Library Service, which recognizes institutions synonymous with blind and low vision accessibility. Did you know that in Michigan alone, there are over 228,000 people living with low vision and/or blindness? This means there is a […]

Romania’s public transit system gets a massive upgrade, providing safer travel for visually impaired commuters. Five hundred high-tech Bluetooth beacons have been installed in buses throughout the city of Bucharest. Passengers will now receive notifications on their phone when an approaching bus is close. There’s also options to be alerted when more than one bus […]

Anyone who gets frequent eye injections for wet AMD or diabetic macular edema would be quick to agree that if there was a treatment that made it possible to get the same results with a once a year visit to the eye doctor, they would be first in line. My mother and father-in-law know first […]

Retinal implants are becoming available in many different forms, from intraocular lenses and telescopes to drug delivery systems. NeuroTech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. out of Cumberland, Rhode Island specializes in chronic eye diseases and has developed an implant that provides continuous medication to the back of the eye through a one or 5 chamber implanted device. Encapsulated […]

As we get older, age-related vision loss is commonplace, with rampant low vision diseases like macular degeneration or glaucoma. You, or perhaps a friend or relative, may be struggling to see. There are preventative measures, such as routine eye exams and a healthy diet, but it’s important to know what’s good, and conversely, what is […]

The Lions Club is helping blind and low vision students across Illinois by providing schools with an assortment of new equipment. This low vision assistive technology makes it easy for visually impaired students to follow lessons, take tests, and participate with the rest of the class, without missing a beat. In addition to donations, they […]

Things that, you’d think, would be impossible without eyesight. Intricate, life-like paintings, or detailed sculptures. Unmitigated works of art. Consider, for instance, John Bramblitt, who is  a blind painter. Although he has never seen his wife or son, John is able to create lifelike visages of his family, just by touching their faces. A blind […]

It’s no secret: as we climb up the years in life, we can begin to experience gradual vision loss. Many seniors are living with low vision from diseases like macular degeneration or glaucoma, and the numbers continue to rise… with no available cure. However, there is hope in prevention and early detection, which is possible […]

We’d like to acknowledge Dr. Alfred A. Rosenbloom, world-renown optometrist, and pioneer in low-vision rehabilitation. After a lifetime of achievements and research related to low vision, Dr. Rosenbloom recently passed away at 94 years old in Chicago. He will be missed by hundreds of students and colleagues that had the privilege of working with him. […]