Research & Advancements
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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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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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Stargardt Macular Dystrophy: Changes in Fixation When Asked to Look Straight Ahead
When central vision is lost due to Stargardt Macular Dystrophy, a person commonly uses a new location in their healthy peripheral retinas for fixation of objects. We explored whether this new peripheral location or the original, diseased location of the fovea is used as the perceptual center of the visual world.
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An Innovative Vision Rehabilitation eLearning Program
Vision rehabilitation is the standard of care for patients who are losing their vision and ophthalmologists are key to improving access to care for these patients. Recognizing this, Lighthouse Guild provides eyecare professionals with free access to an eLearning program.
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For Outstanding Accomplishments in Vision Science Research
Lighthouse Guild, the leading not-for-profit vision and healthcare organization, announced that the Botond Roska, MD, Ph.D., is the recipient of the 2018 Bressler Prize, and Joshua D. Stein, MD, MS, is the recipient of the 2018 Pisart Award.
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‘Eccentric Viewing’ to Improve Vision
“Eccentric Viewing”, is a technique taught by occupational therapists (OT) in which the person looks around the blind spot in order to view the subject using their peripheral vision.
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Indoor Map Learning for the Visually Impaired
Trip planning is useful for all travelers but especially important for people who are visually impaired however there are often limitations that make trip planning unfeasible for most people with visual impairment. We propose an app that allows users to learn building layouts and travel directions prior to their travel by rehearsing their routes on their device.
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Newly Published Data Adopted as Official WHO-Recognized Estimates for the Prevalence of Blindness and Vision Impairment
The paper, a project of the Vision Loss Expert Group (VLEG) of the Global Vision Database (GVD), provides the latest global estimates of the prevalence of blindness and MSVI in the world.
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New Technologies for Patients with Vision Disorders
As part of our collaboration with Columbia University’s Department of Ophthalmology, we jointly sponsored the Pre-Conference, held before the annual Bressler Symposium.
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