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A new retinal camera that can detect general health disorders and blinding eye diseases like glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy will soon be available to the world. The Vision Cooperative Research Centre (Vision CRC) based in Sydney, Australia announced on...
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After a decade of research, the U.S. Department of Energy has declared its support for the creation of a first ever retinal prosthesis to be approved in the United States by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA...
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Fang Ko, M.D., of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, and colleagues reported on the causes of increased visual impairment (not requiring glasses) and the association of the rise in visual impairment with increasing rates of diabetes...
Read more Goodwill Industries is a non-profit organization that works to help persons with disabilities to participate fully in society by providing opportunities for independence, employment and additional opportunities. One of the services offered by this organization is the Youngstown...
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Visual Impairments Type: Totally blind Degrees: Totally blind /legally blind- Vision of 20/200 with correction, glasses, or contacts or perception of 20 %< of the total visual field (Curators of the University of Missouri, 2008...
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Legal Definition of Visual Impairment/Blindness The official description of visual impairment from the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): “Visual impairment including blindness means impairment in vision that, even with correction, adversely affects a child'...
Read more The Kentucky Council of the Blind is an organization of blind, visually impaired and sighted people working to improve the lives of people with vision loss.Chartered as the fifth affiliate of the American Council of the Blind in 1965...
Read moreSound Prints is a weekly radio talk show about topics related to blindness and visual impairment. It's packed with information and resources for students, families, senior citizens, and people who are new to vision loss. The show is...
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What does 29 signify to you? Perhaps the dreaded big "30" is about to arrive. Or maybe it is the extra Christmas cookies left over after your kids eat the first two dozen.For 29 people with vision...
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According to the American Foundation for the Blind, White Cane Day is a special day to celebrate leaving independently despite having a visual loss.
If you use a white cane or a guide dog or know someone that does, get...
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