Low Vision Blog

Allergan Inc. said today, June 18th, 2009, that the Food and Drug Administration approved a drug it developed to treat macular edema, a condition that can cause loss of central vision. Irvine-based Allergan says the drug, trade-named Ozurdex, is the first and only drug therapy approved for treating macular edema associated with retinal vein occlusion, the […]

Check out the video above and watch Olympian Marla Runyan explain how products like Enhanced Vision’s Flipper can help you live easier when you are living with low vision. You can see up objects or even people close or far away with assistive technology like the Flipper, Acrobat LCD and JORDY. Check out our website for more […]

Close your eyes for a minute. Now imagine trying to cross the street at a busy downtown Lawrence intersection, the only thing to guide you being the sound of the cars whizzing by. A group of four graduate students from Missouri State University were in town Thursday, trying to navigate downtown Lawrence — blindfolded. Rebecca […]

This Father’s Day, give your dad the gift of sight! Enhanced Vision has helped thousands regain their indepedence by providing the ability to read, write, watch TV, enjoy hobbies and live an active life again. Enhanced Vision develops leading assistive technolgoy to create a full line of superior, easy-to-use low vision tools at affordable prices. We pride ourselves for […]

People with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) should eat oily fish at least twice a week to keep their eye disease at bay, say scientists. Omega-3 fatty acids found in abundance in fish like mackerel and salmon appear to slow or even halt the progress of both early and late stage disease. The researchers base their […]

Enhanced Vision, America’s leading manufacturer of magnifying solutions for the visually impaired, announced today it is proud to support the 2009 VISION 5K Run & Walk in Boston, MA this Saturday, June 7th. The unique event is the only 5k championship race in the country where blind athletes compete directly against sighted athletes in a […]

MILLIONS of blind and partially sighted people could be given their sight back after a major breakthrough by scientists. A simple contact lens has been created that has restored sight in just a matter of days. The revolutionary finding could cure corneal blindness – a condition that affects 5,000 people in Britain and millions worldwide. […]

A miniature telescope, which can be implanted in the eye, might help the blind see—assuming it passes clinical trials. Remember how Galileo could see through his telescope, even when he had a degenerative eye disease? Now imagine inserting a miniature telescope directly in the eyeball—that’s exactly how VisionCare Inc. plans on restoring sight for people […]

Read her Life Story below: Edythe Piccione is a young at heart senior citizen and a professional artist. Edythe has been painting for 28 years, and five years ago she was diagnosed with Macular Degeneration. Edythe was worried she would not be able to paint the same way again. Piccione read about Dr. Scott Hearing’s […]

                  Derek Fincham is West Virginia’s Mountaineer mascot and an inspiration to many. You would never know by looking at him but he suffers from a low vision impairment. Thanks to the JORDY, he can read with ease. See how you too can benfit from low vision assistive technology.