Low Vision Blog

This week at work I received a call from an 87 year old man who wanted to get a second opinion on treatment for his advanced dry age related macular degeneration (AMD). He stated that he had been seeing a macular degeneration specialist who had told him that there was nothing more that he could […]

Antioxidants play a very important role in the health of our eyes, and especially the macula. Everybody produces free radicals every day. Free radicals are unstable molecules that are missing an electron. When there are more free radicals than antioxidants, these molecules cause damage to our bodies which can lead to many degenerative diseases including […]

It is possible that your eye doctor can detect early signs of macular degeneration before you notice any vision changes.   During your next eye exam ask your eye doctor if he/she sees any drusen. Macular drusen look like little round pebbles that are made up of  yellow matter that lie beneath the retinal pigment epithelium […]

New 24” video magnifiers provide even more features to benefit individuals with visual impairments Huntington Beach, Calif. (May 27, 2011) – Enhanced Vision, America’s leading manufacturer of electronic magnifiers for the visually impaired, released a new 24” widescreen monitor option for their popular line of desktop video magnifiers. The Merlin LCD 24” and Acrobat LCD […]

Once someone has been diagnosed with age related macular degeneration (AMD) or any disease for that matter, the mind starts asking questions like, how did I get this condition, what caused it or perhaps, could I have done something to prevent it?

Assistive Technology Resources presents: What’s New in Low Vision Technology, Pewaukee, WI, May 14th

Macular degeneration symptoms are manifested in different ways depending on what type of macular degeneration a person has and if this retinal disease is in one eye or both eyes. In the early stages of age related macular degeneration (AMD) a person may not notice any symptoms or the eye symptoms that they do have, […]

As the progression of Macular Degeneration compromises central vision, causing images to lose sharp detail, darken, and blur, low vision magnifiers and aids provide visual solutions for daily tasks and hobbies.  Presently there are many low vision devices to choose from, each designed to meet the individual need with function and ease of use.  As […]

Assistive Technology Resources presents: What’s New in Low Vision Technology, Green Bay, WI, April 16th