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 ...

Learning how to cope with vision loss from diabetic macular edema can be a challenge. But seeing a specialist can help make daily tasks easier. After William Lowe was diagnosed with diabetic macular ...

Raised blood sugar levels due to diabetes may damage blood vessels and organs, leading to complications such as vision loss. Some ways to cope include getting support from a low vision specialist and ...

Vision problems sometimes go beyond what can be corrected with a stronger prescription for glasses. That’s especially true when eyesight changes are caused by a condition such as age-related macular ...

Regardless of efforts taken to slow disease progression, in the absence of a curative option to either entirely halt progression or repair the damage to the retina, patients with geographic atrophy ...

The use of electronic headsets deploying camera and display systems to improve vision for the close to one billion people around the world living with sight loss that cannot be corrected with regular ...

Audio tools, mobile apps, and vision magnifiers can help people with vision loss navigate their lives. Tools and tech options may help read prescription labels, get the news online, or find out what’s ...

Depending on the cause, various treatments are available for vision loss, including eyedrops, laser procedures, injections, and surgery. Vision rehabilitation and simple changes to your environment ...

The Western Michigan University Unified Clinics offer many services for individuals with low vision. Diagnostics and equipment purchases take place in the Vision Clinic while training and assistance ...

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 ...

The City of Annapolis Recreation & Parks Department partnered with the Tennis Alliance of Anne Arundel County to host a ...

Recently, I attended a dinner where I was the only blind person. I decided to walk towards some voices and introduce myself. I greeted the group with a comment intended to be amusing. My comment was ...