Lighthouse International, in New York, has developed a low-vision simulator for its new Web site that shows how people with eye disease see the world. Visitors to the site can pick a YouTube video or ...

TUSTIN – Children tried walking around the Tustin Library courtyard with low-vision goggles on, using a cane. The goggles, which simulate various vision conditions, were part of White Cane Safety Day, ...

It’s a loss of sight that can’t be corrected with prescription eyeglasses, contact lenses, or surgery. Low vision doesn’t include complete blindness, because you will have some sight left. It can be ...

COLMAR — Over 100 local hockey enthusiasts skated for a good cause at Philadelphia Blind Hockey’s second annual Blindness Awareness Showcase. Held at Hatfield Ice in Colmar, the fundraising event ...

Our talented faculty and graduates are continually developing tools to assist and improve clinical practice in low vision rehabilitation. We wanted to share some of these tools with vision ...

What is low vision? This vague-sounding condition, which is sometimes called vision loss or visual impairment, is a permanent, life-changing diagnosis. It’s not the same as blindness — which occurs ...

First developed in 1983, the Blindness and Low Vision Studies (BLVS) Department offers four master’s degrees and certificate programs in Low Vision Rehabilitation (LVR), Orientation and Mobility (O&M) ...

Gov. David Paterson is legally blind, yet he does retain some sight. With the help of experts, we took an Associated Press file photo of the New York State Assembly chamber and tried to simulate how ...

As a child, Kathryn Marxen-Simonson often felt embarrassed by her poor eyesight and did not want to stand out from other kids. At school, she wouldn’t use tools like magnifiers that could have helped ...

The Low Vision Rehabilitation Graduate Certificate program is the preeminent low vision rehabilitation program for occupational therapists in the world. More than half of the OTs with a Specialty ...