Vision & Health Blog
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Diabetes Awareness Month
In recognition of Diabetes awareness month, The National Eye Institute (NEI) and Lighthouse Guild are presenting a social media campaign to raise awareness about the disease’s devastating effect on vision and what can be done to prevent vision loss.
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Performance of Real-world Functional Tasks Using an Updated Oral Electronic Vision Device in Persons Blinded by Trauma
There is an immediate need for noninvasive therapies to improve the functional abilities of persons blinded by traumatic injury. The BrainPort Vision Pro, an updated hands-free oral electronic vision device, enables perception of visual information using the tongue as a substitute for the eye.
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Current Practice in Low Vision Rehabilitation of Age-related Macular Degeneration and Usefulness of Virtual Reality as a Rehabilitation Tool
This study surveys current low vision rehabilitation practice methodologies among French practitioners and - their opinions about the utility of using virtual reality as a tool for low vision rehabilitation training in patients with AMD.
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Planning a Museum Trip – Tips for Parents of Children with Vision Loss
Visiting a museum with a child who is blind or has low vision may seem like a tough thing to do, but just like many parenting tasks, if you break things down and prepare ahead, the seemingly ominous project may not be so tough after all.
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An eLearning Course to Help Older Adult Clients Adjust to Vision Loss
Vision loss can present different challenges in older adults compared with younger clients. Learn about treatment strategies for these individuals, and identify approaches and adaptive devices that help clients maximize their remaining vision.
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Protect Your Child’s Eyes
Small children's eyes are much more sensitive to light and allow 70% more UV rays into their retina than adults. There are many ways to protect their vision with a few simple precautions.
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Help for Veterans Who Have Vision Loss
There are approximately 130,000 veterans in the United States who are legally blind and over a million veterans who have low vision which decreases their ability to perform necessary daily activities.
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Why do We Patch?
If you notice any of the warning signs in this article or you notice any other irregularities with your child’s vision, you should have your child examined. They may have amblyopia a medical term used when the vision in one of the eyes is reduced because the eye and the brain are not working together properly. The eye itself looks normal, but it is not being used normally.
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My New Student is Blind. What Do I Need to Know?
If the student is blind or has vision loss, he or she needs to receive an orientation to the building, specifically classroom(s), lockers and bathroom. There will also be related service personnel who will need access to the building.
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Floaters
Floaters are small specks, squiggly lines, or cobweb-like images that seem to dart about in front of your eyes, especially in front of something bright—like a blue sky or a white background (such as a computer screen or paper). They move as your eyes move.
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