According to researchers at Johns Hopkins University, more than a half million Americans will be diagnosed with low vision this year alone. In the next 30 years, the incidence of low vision will more than double, leaving 2.3M Americans completely blind and...
Talking products are among a growing category of assistive technologies for low-vision or visually impaired users. The need for talking products is likely to increase over the next three decades.Blindness affects about 43 million people worldwide....
Diagnosis Your doctor will review your medical history and conduct a comprehensive eye examination. He or she may perform several tests, including: Measuring intraocular pressure (tonometry) Testing for optic nerve damage with a dilated eye examination and imaging...
Low Vision Devices There are several ways in which an image can be enlarged for a low vision client: optical magnification – magnifying the object by means of a lens or combination of lenses i.e. magnifiers and telescopes relative size magnification – increasing the...
The results of a double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial on saffron conducted in Italy are particularly astounding. In this study, researchers gave participants with macular concerns 20 mg of a saffron extract daily and performed tests to measure how well...
With the weather warming up and the sun shining brightly, Murphy wants to remind you of the importance in protecting your eyes! The sun gives off harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays that diminish eye health over time, eventually leading to eye diseases such as cataracts....