Oct 19, 2016 | Latest News, Low Vision
Wearable artificial vision device shows promise in helping legally blind people ‘read’ Study shows potential of assistive technology to improve quality of life for the visually impaired AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY CHICAGO – Oct. 17, 2016...
Sep 28, 2016 | age-related macular degeneration (ARMD), Latest News, Low Vision, macular degeneration
ODs to play important role in wearables LAS VEGAS – Wearable technology will make its way into the optometric practice in the near future, Jerome Legerton, OD, MS, MBA, FAAO, reported here at Vision Expo West. Optometrists will need to “manage psychophysiologic optics...
Sep 21, 2016 | age-related macular degeneration (ARMD), Low Vision, macular degeneration
New App Helps Blind and Low Vision Riders Find Bus Stops The MBTA, MassDOT and Watertown’s Perkins School for the Blind announced the launch of BlindWays Tuesday. By Alex Newman (Patch Staff) WATERTOWN, MA – A new iPhone app was released Tuesday to assist blind...
Aug 3, 2016 | Latest News, Low Vision
The Macular Degeneration Association found this great article to help those that have eye diseases such as macular degeneration to continue to be able to do their banking. San Francisco Federal Credit Union Leads the Way to Transform Online Banking to Better Serve...
Jul 11, 2016 | Latest News, Low Vision
It’s no robot guide dog – but this wearable By Federico Guerrini With expertise in tech to help robots detect and avoid obstacles, two Italian engineers have now turned their energies to making a device for the blind. According to WHO data, 285 million...
May 25, 2016 | Information, Latest News, Low Vision
Optical Prism Designs Expands Vision Field for the Sight-Impaired BOSTON, May 24, 2016 — A series of novel optical designs may address the limitations of current peripheral prism eyeglasses and help further expand the field of vision for patients with hemianopia, a...
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