If a stroke or an injury has taken from a person the use of a hand, there are occupational therapists who, through specific activities, can help that person regain all or part of the hand’s ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Access to low-vision services led to significant improvement in vision and quality of life for patients with ...

Prevent Blindness Ohio is declaring February as Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Low Vision Month in an effort to provide education and various expert-approved resources to the public and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Nearly 75% of patients with visual acuity of 20/200 or worse were never referred for low vision services, an ...

The authors of a new study 1 emphasized the clear visual benefits that low-vision patients experience during low-vision rehabilitation. However, they cited “substantial gaps” in the research in that ...

The field of ophthalmology is in constant evolution. Our ability to preserve and restore vision for patients with complex diseases such as glaucoma, diabetes and macular degeneration has vastly ...

(Reuters Health) - Older white people with very impaired eyesight are more likely to use low-vision devices that may improve independence, compared to elderly people in other racial and ethnic groups, ...

(NAPSI)—People with low vision have blind spots that can make it difficult or impossible to drive, read or see faces. These impairments cannot be corrected by surgery or glasses. What’s more, too many ...

A macular degeneration diagnosis doesn’t mean you’ll lose your independence or have to give up hobbies like reading. A macular condition or low vision can be treated with magnifiers. In fact, a range ...

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — Vision impairment — including low vision — affects millions of Americans, according to the National Eye Institute. During Low Vision Awareness Month, General Leonard Wood Army ...