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    A Self-Help Guide to Non-Visual Skills

    Posted on December 18, 2020December 23, 2020 by Dan Roberts
  • December 18, 2020

    A Self-Help Guide to Non-Visual Skills

    If you are in the intermediate to late stage of vision loss, you may be considering making the transition from visual to nonvisual practices in some of your daily activities. Low vision rehabilitation is designed to address those challenges, but if such services are unavailable to you, this guide may be helpful. Twenty-one categories of […]

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  • How well are you adapting to visual impairment?

    Posted on November 21, 2020November 21, 2020 by Dan Roberts
  • November 21, 2020

    How well are you adapting to visual impairment?

    How can you tell if you are adapting as well as possible to the most important facets of your everyday life?  A new self-survey is helping visually impaired and blind individuals score how well they are adapting. It is similar to a needs assessment questionnaire used by rehabilitation specialists, but it is designed for self- […]

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  • What’s New in Low Vision Technology?

    Posted on December 7, 2019April 11, 2020 by Dan Roberts
  • December 7, 2019

    What’s New in Low Vision Technology?

    by Dan Roberts The field of available equipment and technology for individuals affected by low vision is vast and ever-increasing. The number of products has grown exponentially over the past decade, making it difficult to keep up on new developments. This brief article is for those who would like to know what the market offers […]

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  • Correcting Misconceptions About AMD

    Posted on June 20, 2019July 28, 2019 by Dan Roberts
  • June 20, 2019

    Correcting Misconceptions About AMD

    (Updated 7/29/19) Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a progressive disease of the retina wherein the light-sensing cells in the central area of vision (the macula) stop working and eventually die. The disease is thought to be caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors, and it is most common in people who are age […]

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  • Learning to Live with Low Vision: One Man’s Journey Through Rehabilitation

    Posted on February 16, 2018January 3, 2021 by droberts
  • February 16, 2018

    Learning to Live with Low Vision: One Man’s Journey Through Rehabilitation

    <span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span><span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span> Learning to Live With Low Vision: One Man’s Journey Through Rehabilitation Transcript (Free distribution allowed with proper credit given) This is a dramatization of the experiences of Jim, a fictional participant in a low […]

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  • Help Your Ophthalmologist Help You

    Posted on December 14, 2017 by droberts
  • December 14, 2017

    Help Your Ophthalmologist Help You

    Please share this article with your ophthalmologist Vision rehabilitation is the standard of care for patients who are losing their vision, and ophthalmologists are key to improving access to care for these patients. Recognizing this, Lighthouse Guild is offering ophthalmologists free access to an eLearning program titled, “Introduction to Vision Rehabilitation.” Dr. Alan R. Morse, […]

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  • Some AMD Patients Still Foresee Dismal Futures

    Posted on October 15, 2017January 12, 2019 by droberts
  • October 15, 2017

    Some AMD Patients Still Foresee Dismal Futures

    by Dan Roberts An empirical investigation* recently published in BMC Geriatrics suggests that patients being treated for the wet form of age-related macular degeneration (wAMD) expect to be worse off than the general population, even though they expect to live as long. Specifically, they look forward to a more significant deterioration of health with age, […]

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  • Summary of Research and Developments–2017

    Posted on May 23, 2017November 17, 2019 by droberts
  • May 23, 2017

    Summary of Research and Developments–2017

    Presentation to the International Low Vision Support Group June 1, 2017 Dan Roberts INTRODUCTION This is my 12th annual summary of leading research and developments occuring during the past 12 months in the fields of blindness and low vision. Sources for further information will appear beneath each topic heading, but for the sake of brevity, […]

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  • Further Evidence of the Value of In-Home Occupational Therapy

    Posted on March 8, 2017 by droberts
  • March 8, 2017

    Further Evidence of the Value of In-Home Occupational Therapy

    A new study, published in the March 8 edition of Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, has concluded that low-vision patients who improve in their daily living activities through at-home training with an occupational therapist (OT) have less severe symptoms of depression than similar patients who did not receive such training. Using outcomes from a recently […]

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  • Is Blindness The "Worst Ailment"?

    Posted on August 10, 2016January 18, 2020 by droberts
  • August 10, 2016

    Is Blindness The "Worst Ailment"?

    by Dan Roberts A recent online nationwide poll (1) has joined similar past studies in revealing that people consider vision loss to be the “worst ailment that could happen to them relative to losing memory, speech, hearing, or a limb.” The researchers’ intent was to “underscore the importance of focusing on preservation of eye health and the […]

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