Lighthouse International, in New York, has developed a low-vision simulator for its new Web site that shows how people with eye disease see the world. Visitors to the site can pick a YouTube video or ...

TUSTIN – Children tried walking around the Tustin Library courtyard with low-vision goggles on, using a cane. The goggles, which simulate various vision conditions, were part of White Cane Safety Day, ...

Our talented faculty and graduates are continually developing tools to assist and improve clinical practice in low vision rehabilitation. We wanted to share some of these tools with vision ...

The terms low vision or visual impairment cover a lot of territory. We use them interchangeably to describe poor vision your doctor cannot fix with standard eyeglasses, contacts, medication, or ...

COLMAR — Over 100 local hockey enthusiasts skated for a good cause at Philadelphia Blind Hockey’s second annual Blindness Awareness Showcase. Held at Hatfield Ice in Colmar, the fundraising event ...

Solos is teaming up with Envision, a company that makes assistive technology for the blind and low-vision community, to add an AI called Ally to its AirGo smart glasses platform. This chatbot was ...

Assistive technologies like screen readers go a long way toward closing the gap between people who are blind or have low vision and their sighted peers. But the technologies often hit roadblocks ...

Our innovative blindness rehabilitation course is open for applications. This course is a rare opportunity for occupational therapists to gain the skills they need to work confidently with clients who ...

A macular degeneration diagnosis doesn’t mean you’ll lose your independence or have to give up hobbies like reading. A macular condition or low vision can be treated with magnifiers. In fact, a range ...

As a child, Kathryn Marxen-Simonson often felt embarrassed by her poor eyesight and did not want to stand out from other kids. At school, she wouldn’t use tools like magnifiers that could have helped ...