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Blog
Visual Impairment in Children
This 15-minute video presentation describes common causes of visual impairment in children and demonstrates how visual impairment can impact a child’s development, learning, daily activities and socialization.
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Vision Magnification and Enhancement Systems
This 9-minute video reviews a range of assistive technology for people with vision impairment.
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Say Goodbye to Holiday Season Stress: Lighthouse Guild Offers Tips for People with Vision Loss
The holiday season can be a wonderful time of joy and celebration, but it can also be very stressful, and people with vision loss can face particular challenges. Cooking, shopping, and traveling can require more effort. Parties and social events may increase interactions with people who do not understand vision loss. For people without family or close friends, the holidays can increase feelings of isolation and loneliness.
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Physical Mobility, Physical Activity & Muscle Strength in Individuals with Age-related Macular Degeneration
This study will be conducted at Lighthouse Guild and New York University School of Medicine. Eligibility: We are recruiting English-speaking participants, 18 years or older, with…
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Eye and Hand Movements While Conducting Daily Tasks
Purpose of study: This study examines the ways in which people with vision loss coordinate their eye and hand movements while doing tasks such as making…
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Comparison of Assistive Indoor Navigation
Purpose of study: This study assesses participants’ ability to navigate through the Lighthouse Guild building. Three new technologies for indoor navigation will be tested: GoodMaps,…
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Comparison of Assistive AI Devices and Software
Purpose of study: Recently, several new devices have been developed that use AI innovations that provide access to text-to-speech, scene description, and object recognition. This study…
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Diabetes Awareness
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 373 million Americans have diabetes. That’s 1 in 10 people in the U.S.! Possibly even more worrisome, an estimated 96 million adults in the country (1 in 3) have prediabetes.
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Lectures
2023 Lighthouse Guild Awards Lecture
The 2023 Lighthouse Guild Awards Lecture featured Bressler Prize recipient Dr. Wiley A. Chambers on the process of approving new ophthalmic drugs, Pisart Awardee Mr. Saqib Shaikh on empowering people with vision loss through Microsoft’s Seeing AI project, and Morse Lecture honoree Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, who emphasized the critical role of advocacy for people with disabilities.
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November is Diabetes Awareness Month
Improving health and avoiding diabetes-related complications is essential for millions of people in the United States who have diabetes. One of the most common and serious complications of diabetes is vision loss. Lighthouse Guild offers the following tips to help reduce risk and preserve eyesight.
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