Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) gradually affects central vision in one or both eyes while leaving peripheral vision (on the sides) intact. This peripheral vision – encompassing everything you ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Children had better near and distance visual acuity than adults before receiving visual aids. Optical aids were ...

Patients with age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) with geographic atrophy should use low vision aids. Low vision rehabilitation programs and low vision aids are recommended for patients who have ...

Low vision rehabilitation and services constitute a vital domain in ophthalmic care, aiming to maximise residual visual function through a synthesis of clinical expertise, technological innovation and ...

First developed in 1983, the Blindness and Low Vision Studies (BLVS) Department offers four master’s degrees and certificate programs in Low Vision Rehabilitation (LVR), Orientation and Mobility (O&M) ...

Optometrists (healthcare providers who offer standard eye care) can diagnose wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) but can't treat it. Therapies for wet AMD are primarily led by ophthalmologists ...

FARGO - When Bergen Lindahl was about 3 years old, she couldn't sit still when her mother read to her. "She was never curious about the words. She was only curious about the pictures," mom Beth says.

Attendees at the Low Vision Matters conference gathered in Johannesburg, South Africa, in early September to hear UAB’s Beth Barstow, PhD, OTR/L, SCLV, and Jason Vice, PhD, OTR/L, SCLV, speak about ...

Scientists in the UK have successfully used gene therapy to restore some vision to legally blind children with an inherited retinal condition. All 11 children in the clinical trial saw improvements ...

Are you feeling disconnected from your partner(s)? Or from yourself? Do you and your partner(s) have the same arguments over and over again? Has the conflict in your relationship(s) escalated recently ...

Utah Opera’s Blind and Visually Impaired Night includes the opportunity for guests to handle props up close. Intricate, colorful costumes and elaborate sets enliven the dramatic storylines of operas ...

These programs prepare professionals in rehabilitation, eye care, education and other related professions, to work more effectively in clinical rehabilitation and educational settings with people who ...