Low Vision Blog

Eating a diet rich in leafy vegetables, nuts and fish and low in starchy carbohydrates appears to lower risk for age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of severe vision loss in people over 50. The findings, published this month in the journal Ophthalmology, is the first to calculate the combined effect of certain dietary nutrients… […]

“I think I’m the only blind principal in Los Angeles,” stated Connie Gibson after she developed diabetic retinopathy, which later led to sudden vision loss after complications from laser surgery. Now age 59, Gibson is currently legally blind, but has been able to move forward with her life. She continues working and living an active […]

Macular degeneration primarily affects people who are 65 years of age or older. This eye disease is the leading cause of vision loss and blindness for people in this age bracket. With the baby boomers hitting their golden years in an ever increasing amount, this is causing doctors to diagnose more and more cases of […]

(Colorado Springs, Colo.) – Team USA won two gold medals and six overall on Saturday at the International German Championships for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Schmalkdalden, Germany.    “Our athletes fought very well overall,” said Coach Scott Moore (Englewood, Colo.), a three-time Paralympic medalist. “This tournament gave them the opportunity….. Source for complete […]

This is a collection of photographs taken by blind and partially sighted visitors to the Victoria and Albert Museum during a two day course. The photographer Eric Richmond led the course and …. Source for complete article: http://www.vam.ac.uk/activ_events/past_events/people_with_disabilities/photocourse_blind/index.html

Renee Williamson won two gold medals at the Taekwondo Belgium Open Challenge Cup in early March. It was the first time a competitor who had low vision or was blind had competed. Renee is a… Source for complete article: http://www.visionaustralia.org/info.aspx?page=823&news=1069

Computer engineers developed a new computer game, called AudiOdyssey, for visually impaired persons. The game primarily focuses on sounds and rhythms, which visually impaired and sighted players can both enjoy… Source for complete article: http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/2008/1111-video_games_for_the_visually_impaired.htm

No doubt finding stereo equipment for the visually impaired is limited and hard to find. However, there is at least one product that is now devoted to the blind or even the partially blind. It is a stereo that uses an interface that reacts to the user, while keeping… Source for complete article: http://www.cybertheater.com/stereo-for-visually-impaired/

Legally blind, Lucy McAdams vision is lost but she is still able to see the bright spots of life. Through her self-painted greeting cards, she escaped her personal darkness and now hopes that her accomplishments can serve as an example to others with disabilities to not give up. When McAdams first lost all her center […]