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Make-Up Tips: How to Apply Make-Up with Low Vision

Make-Up Tips: How to Apply Make-Up with Low Vision Living with low vision poses its unique set of challenges, and applying makeup can be one of them, but with the right tips and tools, people with low vision can confidently apply and wear make-up. Here are some practical tips for applying makeup with low vision,… Continue reading Make-Up Tips: How to Apply Make-Up with Low Vision

Ensight CEO Denny Moyer

Over the past 22 years Denny Moyer, founder and CEO of the Ensight Skills Center for Low Vision Rehabilitation and the Curtis Strong Center for Visually Impaired in Colorado, has won a number of awards and important recognition from some of Northern Colorado’s most notable figures and sources. Click on the awards below to read more about… Continue reading Ensight CEO Denny Moyer

Accessible iPad games

Need some diversion? David Woodbridge, national assistive technology adviser of Vision Australia, tested a variety of accessible games from the App Store, and he recommends the following for blind and low vision users. Topping his list is a game called Feer, where you dodge zombies in the pursuit of high scores. The others in his… Continue reading Accessible iPad games

Exercise May Slow or Prevent Macular Degeneration

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]From newsroom.uvahealth.com Exercise can slow or prevent the development of macular degeneration and may benefit other common causes of vision loss, such as glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy, new research suggests. The new study from the University of Virginia School of Medicine found that exercise reduced the harmful overgrowth of blood vessels in the eyes of… Continue reading Exercise May Slow or Prevent Macular Degeneration

FFB Funding More than $2 Million in New Research Including Several Studies on Retinal Diseases

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By Ben Shaberman on August 6, 2018 Reprinted with permission of the FFB The Foundation Fighting Blindness has announced funding for seven new research projects to advance the development of treatments and cures for retinal degenerative diseases. Each project will receive a total of $300,000 over a three-year period. The grants were selected through FFB’s annual… Continue reading FFB Funding More than $2 Million in New Research Including Several Studies on Retinal Diseases

NEI funded researchers identify 133 genetic variants that predict glaucoma risk

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Results inform strategies aimed at preventing vision loss From the National Eye Institute Researchers funded by the National Eye Institute (NEI) have identified 133 genetic variants that predict with 75-percent accuracy a person’s risk for developing glaucoma related to elevated pressure within the eye. Future genetic tests could identify high-risk individuals who would benefit from… Continue reading NEI funded researchers identify 133 genetic variants that predict glaucoma risk

Vision Loss and Career Concerns

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People who have vision impairments have unique career challenges: In a 2014 article for Massachusett’s radio station WBUR’s opinion page, Dave Powers wrote that “A staggering 75% of individuals who are blind or have low vision are currently unemployed despite being capable, motivated, and having access to adaptive technology that allows them to perform many… Continue reading Vision Loss and Career Concerns

Two Blind Brothers Support Research to End Blindness

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Bradford and Bryan Manning were diagnosed with Stargardt’s disease in childhood. The disorder caused gradual loss of their central vision, and it also gave them a mission: To raise awareness and help others with eye diseases. They decided to develop a clothing company and donate the earnings to support research to end blindness. Now called… Continue reading Two Blind Brothers Support Research to End Blindness

1Touch Self-Defense class increases confidence and safety

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]If you have low vision, you may feel vulnerable in public places. Scott Land, a gymnast and rock climber who has retinitis pigmentosa, does. Legally blind since 2000, Scott studied 1TouchTM Self Defense to learn what to do if someone were to attack him, and he is now a teacher sharing 1Touch with Ensight consumers.… Continue reading 1Touch Self-Defense class increases confidence and safety

Low Vision Reading Tools and Techniques

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Adapted from an article on Visionaware.org Most of us take our reading and writing abilities for granted. For those who lose significant amounts of vision, the prospect of giving these tasks up is daunting. The good news is that there are many ways to adapt and to continue these essential activities. This blog gives you… Continue reading Low Vision Reading Tools and Techniques

Simon Wheatcroft, blind since his teens, runs ultramarathons

Simon Wheatcroft is an ultramarathon runner. Though he has retinitis pigmentosa and has been blind since 17, he has slowly built his mileage and his ability to traverse varied terrain. The story of his evolution to distance runner is one of daring as well as ingenuity. When Wheatcroft grew bored running from goal post to… Continue reading Simon Wheatcroft, blind since his teens, runs ultramarathons

Breaking Blind YouTube Channel Provides Advice for Living with Low Vision

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Looking for “how to” videos that teach you how to adapt to vision loss? Check out the “Breaking Blind” YouTube channel to follow creator Maureen Neitfeld as she demonstrates everything from making fudge to working out. Maureen Neitfeld lost her sight at 17 from a disorder called Von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome that causes tumors to grow… Continue reading Breaking Blind YouTube Channel Provides Advice for Living with Low Vision

Research shows Low Vision and Balance Issues are Directly Related

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You may be aware that vision loss contributes to falls because it makes it more difficult to see what is in your path, but did you know it can affect balance in general? Science just began to unlock this mystery in recent years: Read on to learn more. UC Davis Health System researchers released information… Continue reading Research shows Low Vision and Balance Issues are Directly Related

Inspiring Film tells the story of Foundation Fighting Blindness Founders

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“The Illumination” is a new film telling the story of Gordon and Lulie Gund’s 46-year-long mission to turn their own experience with blindness into research to restore vision to others. The documentary was produced by the Nantucket Project, and it premiered at the Cleveland International Film Festival in March and was an official selection at… Continue reading Inspiring Film tells the story of Foundation Fighting Blindness Founders