SearchSearach Website
Close Searach

Search Website

A

Larger Smaller

A

Living Well With Low Vision Sponsored by Prevent Blindness
  • Info & News
  • Clinical Trials
  • Resources
  • Free Books
  • Patients’ Writings
  • About
  • Contact
  • Donate
Skip to content
Skip to content

Living Well With Low Vision

  • Info & News
  • Clinical Trials
  • Resources
  • Free Books
  • Patients’ Writings
  • About
  • Contact
  • Donate

News & Archive Categories

    Month: October 2013

    Gene Therapy Effective in Dogs With Cone-Rod Dystrophy

    Posted on October 31, 2013November 29, 2020 by droberts
  • October 31, 2013

    Gene Therapy Effective in Dogs With Cone-Rod Dystrophy

    As reported October 29, 2013 in the journal Molecular Therapy, a French research team led by Fabienne Rolling, Ph.D., of INSERM has used gene therapy to restore vision in dogs affected by cone-rod dystrophy. CRD is caused by mutations in the gene RPGRIP1. In this study, retinal cone cell (central vision) function was significantly rescued […]

      Also posted in
    • Latest News
    • Research and Developments
  • I Can't See What You Mean

    Posted on October 28, 2013January 18, 2020 by droberts
  • October 28, 2013

    I Can't See What You Mean

    by Dan Roberts, Editor-in-Chief Living Well With Low Vision I recently wrote about the challenges people with visual impairment face when listening to speech (“I Can’t See What You’re Saying“, October 4, 2013). In addition to audible confusion, as discussed in that article, our inability to see facial expressions can also cause difficulty understanding implicit […]

      Also posted in
    • Daily Living
  • B Vitamins: Brain and Eye Health

    Posted on October 25, 2013 by droberts
  • October 25, 2013

    B Vitamins: Brain and Eye Health

    by Ellen Troyer, MT MA, with Spencer Thornton, MD Evidence continues to mount that links B vitamins deficiency, specifically B6, B12 and folate, to increased risk of developing Macular Degeneration and Alzheimer’s, as well as faster progression of the two disease processes. PLoS One, the open-access journal for the communication of all peer-reviewed scientific and […]

      Also posted in
    • Health and Nutrition
    • Latest News
  • Predictors of Advanced AMD Defined

    Posted on October 18, 2013 by droberts
  • October 18, 2013

    Predictors of Advanced AMD Defined

    According to members of the Three Continent AMD Consortium (3CC), prediction models for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) based on case-control studies have a tendency to overestimate risks. To provide more well-defined data, 3CC developed a prediction model for late AMD based on data from population-based studies. Using data from the Rotterdam Study, the Beaver Dam […]

      Also posted in
    • Latest News
    • Research and Developments
  • Riding the AMD Roller Coaster

    Posted on October 12, 2013January 18, 2020 by droberts
  • October 12, 2013

    Riding the AMD Roller Coaster

    Why do we see on some days worse than on others? by Dan Roberts Editor-in-Chief, Low Vision Resources Gradual vision loss is to be expected with age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Even though it is expected, however, slow deterioration of our view of the world can cause fear, depression, and chronic stress in those of us […]

      Also posted in
    • Daily Living
    • Latest News
  • 1
  • 2
  • Next Page »
Some Like it Neat, by Alex Vasquez
© All Rights Reserved
Footer Content Right

Receive News and Updates


 

We look to your generosity to support Prevent Blindness and keep our resources up to date.

Donate Now
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
Privacy Policy
Prevent Blindness

© 2018 Prevent Blindness. All rights reserved.