Enhanced Vision Newsletter – September

Enhanced Vision Newsletter – September

Posted on Sep.13, 2010, under Enhanced Vision Newsletter

Enhanced Vision Newsletter
View this e-mail Online September 2010

Welcome to the Enhanced Vision monthly newsletter.

Find out more about what we have to offer at www.enhancedvision.com.

Product Information ImageYou can read your favorite books again with Merlin

Having to give up reading your favorite books, magazines and newspapers due to low vision is a tough decision that many people face. This can often lead to depression and a feeling of disconnect to the world around them. Fortunately the Merlin desktop magnifier can help with various reading and writing tasks. Featuring adjustable magnification and a screen that tilts and pivots, this desktop magnifier conforms to your individual needs and comfort.
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Fun Facts ImageMarla Runyan

Even though Marla Runyan was diagnosed with Stargardts disease at the age of nine, she did not let low vision slow her down. Marla has competed in various national track events as well as marathons. Marla was also the first legally blind athlete to compete in the Olympics in 2000, finishing in eighth place. She went on to compete in the Olympics again in 2004. Marla is a motivational speaker and also works as a Communicative Disorders Specialist. To read more click here. To see a video: Click Here

Low Vision Tips ImageSeptember Low Vision Tips – Eccentric Viewing

If you suffer from central vision loss, eccentric viewing (also called Preferred Retinal Loci or PRL) techniques might help you increase the use your existing vision. This is a technique that may require training by a low vision rehabilitation specialist and involves having to re-learn your way of seeing. This is done by looking slightly away from what you want to see in order to view it peripherally. You may end up having to look to either side, below or above the object to focus on it clearly. Although this technique will not improve the retina, it can greatly maximize the vision you do have. To read more: click here.

Special Offers ImageSpecial Offer From Enhanced Vision

Purchase a Pebble hand-held magnifier and receive $50 OFF!.

offer expires: September 30, 2010.
Promo code:1006

For more information call (888) 811-3161 or
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Low Vision Events ImageLow Vision Events

California Association of Blind Students Call to Action Seminar (NFB)

Riverside, CA September 18, 2010

AARP 50+ Expo

Orlando, FL September 30, 2010

Free Diabetes Seminar & Business of Life Community Resource Fair at Braille Institute.

Los Angeles, CA Wednesday, November 10, 2010 10am – 12pm

RSVP by calling 1-800-BRAILLE (272-4553).

Braille Institute is hosting a free seminar on Diabetes and The Eye on Wednesday, November 10, 2010. This event will feature presentations from Dr. Kent Small of the Macula and Retina Institute of Los Angeles, and speakers from the American Diabetes Association and The Los Angeles City Department of Aging, from 10 a.m. to noon. Enhanced Vision will sponsor a special drawing for a chance to win the new and improved Pebble 4.3 hand-held magnifier. A free Community Resource Fair featuring businesses from across Los Angeles will follow from noon to 1:30 p.m. The event will be held at Braille Institute’s Los Angeles headquarters, at 741 North Vermont Avenue, in Los Angeles. To RSVP please call 1-800-BRAILLE (272-4553).

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Share Your Story ImageShare Your Story

Linda Flemming the lucky winner of the monthly Pebble drawing for July
“I just received my Pebble today and used it to read. Thank you so much for the Pebble. I had no idea all the things it can do. I was so blown away I started crying. I have a condition where someday I will be blind. When I was young I used to have perfect vision. Then as a teenager I needed glasses to see.”

To read more
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If you have a special story, testimonial or comment you’d like to share, please don’t hesitate to submit it to us for inclusion on our website and upcoming issues of the Enhanced Vision Newsletter. Please email your stories and any pictures you would like to include to: testimonials@enhancedvision.com.

We look forward to hearing from you!

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