It’s time for some VisionAware blogroll love once again. As I explained in my introductory “blogroll love” post, … the VisionAware “blind bloggers” collective is a marvelous way to position my favorite bloggers front-and-center. You’ll discover outstanding writing – and not only about blindness issues. My favorite bloggers are people who happen to be blind … Continued
A new Australian study suggests (but does not definitively prove) that older adults with cataracts appear to double their risk of falling after cataract surgery on the first eye and before surgery on the second. The finding that cataract surgery may – at least temporarily – be linked to an increase in falls comes after … Continued
A team of American researchers has presented evidence that vision measured in the clinic is generally better than vision measured at home and conclude that vision discrepancies between patient reports and clinical testing may be due, in part, to poor or inappropriate home lighting. The research, entitled Differences in Vision between Clinic and Home and … Continued
Last month, I took a break from my duties at VisionAware.org to visit Central Europe, teach in the post-graduate Low Vision Therapy program at the Akademia Pedagogiki Specjalnej im. Marii Grzegorzewskiej (the Maria Grzegorzewska Academy of Special Education) in Warsaw, and attend a Board of Directors meeting for the Kielce-based VEGA Foundation, directed by my … Continued
Prevention of Falls National Fall Prevention Day is coming. Prevention of falls is of critical concern to people with vision loss. Also, many older adults fear falls because of the risk of serious injury. Unfortunately, the fear can be equally debilitating when a person begins to restrict their activities, leading to social isolation, physical weakness, … Continued
As our readers know, I have great admiration for the ongoing – and important – educational commitment of The Hadley School for the Blind. The mission of Hadley is to promote independent living through lifelong distance education programs for people who are blind or visually impaired, their families, and blindness service providers. A New “Mini-Course” … Continued
Brandyn White and Andrew Miller are computer science Ph.D. students and the principals of Dapper Vision, which provides “computer vision consulting and development with a focus on web-scale, mobile, and cloud applications.” They are also spearheading, via Dapper Vision, the OpenGlass Project, which is using emerging Google Glass technology to develop applications that can help … Continued
The Ford Motor Company is teaming with the University of Cambridge Engineering Design Center to create automobile controls and displays that are responsive to the needs of the growing numbers of adults with age-related vision changes. Age-Related Vision Changes Just as the body undergoes age-related changes, our eyes undergo similar age-related changes as well. Many … Continued
Guest blogger Judy Scott is a retired employee of the American Foundation for the Blind. In honor of the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which was signed into law on July 26, 1990 by President George H. W. Bush, Judy recounts being present on the White House lawn as the ADA was … Continued
Information about a new contact lens device, now in development (although not yet in clinical trials), that may benefit people with macular degeneration has been published in the July 1, 2013 issue of Optics Express. Optics Express, the international online journal of optics, is an all-electronic, open-access journal that publishes peer-reviewed articles emphasizing scientific and … Continued