Low Vision Blog

Glaucoma is a silent disease that always results in blindness if not properly treated. There are several types of glaucoma, but all are a result of increased pressure within the eye, and a corresponding decrease in blood flow to the optic nerve. Like most diseases, treatment of glaucoma has evolved over the years, and knowing […]

According to the July 4, 2005 Food Navigator article, “High carb diet increases risk of cataract development in elderly women,” new research suggest the higher your carbohydrate intake, the great the risk (in older women) to develop cataracts. Scientists working for the Agricultural Research Service, the US government’s scientific agency, tracked 471 women aged between […]

Dr. Avani Patel talks to us at the OC Vision Symposium about living with low vision and suggests great tips to feel more independent.

Blind Community Fine-tunes Avast! Antivirus Software for Screen-reader Capability PRAGUE, Czech Republic, August 12, 2010 – AVAST Software, providers of the avast! antivirus program, has announced that the latest update to its antivirus application makes computer security fully accessible to the vision-impaired.  Using basic screen-reader technology, blind and low-vision computer users can now protect their […]

If you live long enough, you will probably develop one. Six out of 10 people over age 60, and almost everyone over age 80 has one. Has what? A cataract. Despite this prevalence, most people don’t know the facts about cataracts until they’re “eye-to-eye” with one. Now is the time to educate yourself about the […]

Like so many aspects of our health, it’s common to develop problems with vision as we get older. Unfortunately, many older people also have less access to insurance and therefore less access to vision care. A program called EyeCare America which is sponsored by the American Academy of Ophthalmology is designed to help by offering […]

Vision Australia is sending its policies directly to Federal election candidates and asking them to demonstrate their commitment to enabling people who are blind or have low vision to live the lives they choose. Chief Executive Officer Gerard Menses said that it was vital to ensure the voices of more than 300,000 Australians who are […]

For the first time, EPA is able to include data on cataract risk by gender and skin type in the report. Washington, D.C. – infoZine – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency marked the beginning of Cataract Awareness Month by announcing a new peer-reviewed report predicting that more than 22 million additional cataract cases will be […]

Are you worried that you might lose vision from macular degeneration? Because vision loss can be irreversible, detecting early macular degeneration is essential to proper treatment! Macular degeneration is the world’s leading cause of irreversible blindness among elderly people. Detecting early macular degeneration can be difficult, since most studies, including the National Eye Institute’s Age […]