Low Vision Blog

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 […]

View this e-mail Online July 2010 Welcome to the Enhanced Vision monthly newsletter. Find out more about what we have to offer at www.enhancedvision.com. Upgraded Version of the Pebble Low Vision Magnifier Enhanced Vision launched their latest addition, Pebble 4.3, to their line of portable magnifiers. Pebble 4.3, with its larger 4.3″ LCD screen is […]

Brian McKeever never set out to be a trailblazer for elite athletes with a disability. The legally blind cross-country skier from Canmore, Alta., just wanted to push the limits of his own ability. But when he tackles an Olympic cross-country trail in the Callaghan Valley in February against the world’s best endurance athletes, the man […]

Enhanced Vision launched their latest addition, Pebble 4.3, to their line of portable magnifiers. Pebble 4.3, with its larger 4.3” LCD screen is an upgraded version of its predecessor Pebble 3.5, a powerful handheld device that provides independence to the 15 Million+ Americans with low vision.

The Huntington Beach fire department lent us a hand in putting up our new flag for flag day 2010!

WVU mascot uses technology that keeps him focused When Derek Fincham was 2 months old, his parents noticed something wrong with his vision. His eyes were crossed and constantly moved back and forth. An eye specialist diagnosed his problem as ocular albinism, the absence of pigment in the eyes, which causes a variety of problems. […]

As reported by Medical News Today, UC Irvine scientists have created an eight-layer, early stage retina from human embryonic stem cells, the first three-dimensional tissue structure to be made from stem cells. It also marks the first step toward the development of transplant-ready retinas to treat eye disorders such as retinitis pigmentosa and macular degeneration […]

New equipment helps vision impaired Daniel Giles/TimesDaily Library Director Teresa Newton demonstrates the new Merlin reader that was purchased by the Lawrenceburg Lions Club to help vision-impaired residents. When Stanley Wilson heard the Lions Club District Governor stress the importance of the club being known for its community work he knew exactly what to do. […]

A few years back the government funded a clinical study of two drugs — one very expensive and the other not so much — to treat a leading cause of blindness. But the problems along the way should give everyone pause about how hard it will really be to figure out which medicines and treatments are better values, the idea behind so-called comparative effectiveness research.

The Historical Society of Berks County’s Palmer Gallery has a new exhibit, The Mannerbacks: Reading’s Master Silversmiths, 1785 to 1840 running from May 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010. The exhibit will explore the works of three generations of silversmiths in Reading with a focus on the nature motifs found in their works. In order […]