EYECARE: Low Vision http://www.visionmonday.com/rss/eyecare/low-vision/ Thu, 28 Mar 2024 12:00:04 -0400 Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness Partners with Horizon Therapeutics to Provide Grants for Low Vision Equipment for Illinois Residents in Need http://www.visionmonday.com/latest-news/article/illinois-society-for-the-prevention-of-blindness-partners-with-horizon-therapeutics-to-provide-grants-for-low-vision-equipment-for-illinois-residents-in-need/ Mon, 27 Feb 2023 00:21:00 -0400 CHICAGO—<a href="https://eyehealthillinois.org" target="_blank">Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness</a> (ISPB) is partnering with <a href="https://www.horizontherapeutics.com" target="_blank">Horizon Therapeutics</a>, a biotechnology company focused on rare, autoimmune and severe inflammatory diseases, to provide low vision equipment to the underserved in Illinois as part of the ISPB <a href="https://eyehealthillinois.org/financial-support-for-visual-aids/" target="_blank">Low Vision Equipment Reimbursement Program</a>, for February’s Low Vision Awareness Month. http://www.visionmonday.com/latest-news/article/illinois-society-for-the-prevention-of-blindness-partners-with-horizon-therapeutics-to-provide-grants-for-low-vision-equipment-for-illinois-residents-in-need/ Prevent Blindness Provides Free Resources for February’s Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Low Vision Awareness Month http://www.visionmonday.com/eyecare/eye-health/article/prevent-blindness-provides-free-resources-for-februarys-agerelated-macular-degeneration-amd-and-low-vision-awareness-month/ Thu, 02 Feb 2023 00:24:00 -0400 CHICAGO—As part of February’s Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Low Vision Awareness Month, <a href="https://preventblindness.org/" target="_blank">Prevent Blindness</a>, the nation’s leading eye health and safety nonprofit organization, is offering free resources to the public to help educate and empower individuals, and their care partners, to make informed decisions about their vision and eye health. AMD is an eye disease that is a leading cause of vision loss for Americans ages 50 and older. It affects central vision, where sharpest vision occurs, causing difficulty conducting daily tasks such as driving, reading and recognizing faces. http://www.visionmonday.com/eyecare/eye-health/article/prevent-blindness-provides-free-resources-for-februarys-agerelated-macular-degeneration-amd-and-low-vision-awareness-month/ Eschenbach Sponsors Two Visually Impaired Students to Go to Space Camp http://www.visionmonday.com/eyecare/low-vision/article/eschenbach-sponsors-two-visually-impaired-students-to-go-to-space-camp/ Wed, 11 Jan 2023 00:18:00 -0400 DANBURY, Conn.—This past fall, in a special giving-back initiative, <a href="http://www.eschenbach.com" target="_blank">Eschenbach Optik of America, Inc.</a> sponsored two visually impaired students to attend the <a href="http://www.scivis.org/" target="_blank">Space Camp for Interested Visually Impaired Students</a> (SCIVIS). http://www.visionmonday.com/eyecare/low-vision/article/eschenbach-sponsors-two-visually-impaired-students-to-go-to-space-camp/ Kellogg Empowers Blind Consumers in U.S. With NaviLens Technology on Packaging http://www.visionmonday.com/latest-news/article/kellogg-empowers-blind-consumers-in-us-with-navilens-technology-on-packaging/ Wed, 28 Dec 2022 00:21:00 -0400 BATTLE CREEK, Mich.—<a href="https://www.kelloggs.com/en_US/home.html" target="_blank">Kellogg Company</a> is changing the way the almost 12 million adults in the U.S. who are blind or have low vision perform daily tasks, such as navigating a grocery store aisle or choosing one's cereal at breakfast. http://www.visionmonday.com/latest-news/article/kellogg-empowers-blind-consumers-in-us-with-navilens-technology-on-packaging/ Tech for Blind Children Is Topic of Latest Lighthouse Podcast http://www.visionmonday.com/eyecare/low-vision/article/tech-for-blind-children-is-topic-of-latest-lighthouse-podcast-1/ Tue, 21 Jun 2022 08:15:00 -0400 http://www.visionmonday.com/eyecare/low-vision/article/tech-for-blind-children-is-topic-of-latest-lighthouse-podcast-1/ Tech for Blind Children Is Topic of Latest Lighthouse Podcast http://www.visionmonday.com/launchpad/eyecare-1/article/tech-for-blind-children-is-topic-of-latest-lighthouse-podcast/ Thu, 16 Jun 2022 00:08:00 -0400 http://www.visionmonday.com/launchpad/eyecare-1/article/tech-for-blind-children-is-topic-of-latest-lighthouse-podcast/ Prevent Blindness to Hold First-Ever A.S.P.E.C.T. Patient Advocacy and Engagement Summit May 9-11 in Washington, D.C. http://www.visionmonday.com/eyecare/article/prevent-blindness-to-hold-firstever-aspect-patient-advocacy-and-engagement-summit-may-911-in-washington-dc/ Tue, 03 May 2022 00:27:00 -0400 CHICAGO—Prevent Blindness, will be holding the inaugural A.S.P.E.C.T. Patient Advocacy and Engagement Summit, May 9-11, 2022, at the Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington, D.C. The Summit will bring together trainees, allies, and program sponsors from across the country. Founded in 2020, the <a href="https://cvph.preventblindness.org/aspect-program/" target="_blank">A.S.P.E.C.T. (Advocacy, Support, Perspective Empowerment, Communication and Training) Patient Engagement</a> program at  Prevent Blindness aims to equip participants with knowledge, skills, and confidence to become advocates for vision and eye health at the individual, peer-to-peer, community, state, and/or national levels. http://www.visionmonday.com/eyecare/article/prevent-blindness-to-hold-firstever-aspect-patient-advocacy-and-engagement-summit-may-911-in-washington-dc/ Envision Releases Next Gen AI-Powered Smart Glasses for the Blind and Visually Impaired http://www.visionmonday.com/launchpad/systems-equipment/article/envision-releases-next-gen-aipowered-smart-glasses-for-the-blind-and-visually-impaired/ Wed, 23 Mar 2022 00:05:00 -0400 http://www.visionmonday.com/launchpad/systems-equipment/article/envision-releases-next-gen-aipowered-smart-glasses-for-the-blind-and-visually-impaired/ Lighthouse Guild Launches New Technology Center in Manhattan http://www.visionmonday.com/eyecare/low-vision/article/lighthouse-guild-launches-new-technology-center-in-manhattan/ Tue, 08 Mar 2022 00:21:00 -0400 NEW YORK—Advances like artificial intelligence, program learning, virtual reality, facial recognition, and 5G are becoming available to benefit people who are blind and visually impaired. To help New Yorkers with vision loss access these and other technologies, <a href="https://lighthouseguild.org/" target="_blank">Lighthouse Guild</a> is opening a state-of-the-art technology center here. http://www.visionmonday.com/eyecare/low-vision/article/lighthouse-guild-launches-new-technology-center-in-manhattan/ Eschenbach’s Foldable Desktop Video Magnifier for Patients With Vision Loss http://www.visionmonday.com/eyecare/low-vision/article/eschenbachs-foldable-desktop-video-magnifier-for-patients-with-vision-loss-1/ Tue, 14 Dec 2021 08:10:00 -0400 http://www.visionmonday.com/eyecare/low-vision/article/eschenbachs-foldable-desktop-video-magnifier-for-patients-with-vision-loss-1/