1 day ago by Doctor Z

Imagine waking up after surgery to find out you have become blind… permanently. Although rare, postoperative visual loss is a well-recognized complication of anesthesia and surgery that is more common after certain types of procedures and in some groups of patients (e.g. those under 18 years old), a ...

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8 days ago by slger

This post tells a story of how the NVDA Screen Reader helped a person with vision loss solve a former employment situation puzzle. Way to go, grandpa Dave, and thanks for permission to reprint from the NVDA discussion list on freelists.org. Grandpa Dave’s Story From: Dave Mack To: nvda Date: Oct 29 ...

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9 days ago by Randall V. Wong, M.D.

November, 2009, is American Diabetes Month. In my effort to support American Diabetes Month, there are a few things that every doctor should know about diabetic eye disease. The list is short and very direct. Please share this with others; especially your doctors. I have been in practice since 1993. ...

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12 days ago by Contributor

Detroit – A free conference on how to live life to the fullest despite vision loss will be held 8 a.m. – noon, Saturday, Nov. 7 at the Schoolcraft College VisTaTech Center in Livonia. The conference is sponsored by Henry Ford Hospital’s Department of Ophthalmology. The conference will feature a pres ...

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12 days ago by pbgeorgia

The CDC has launched a new Web site dedicated to vision health! This is a great resource for updated information and features the “Economic Impact of Vision Problems” report. The Vision Health Initiative (VHI) promotes vision health and quality of life for all populations, through all life stages, b ...

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13 days ago by Doctor Z

CHOP.edu - Born with a retinal disease that made him legally blind, and would eventually leave him totally sightless, the nine-year-old boy used to sit in the back of the classroom, relying on the large print on an electronic screen and assisted by teacher aides. Now, after a single injection of gen ...

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14 days ago by admin

The SmartView Pocket is a lightweight and compact handheld video magnifier that helps you when things are too small to see and read. Supporting up to 9x magnification and containing powerful features found in products twice its size, the SmartView Pocket is still small enough to easily fit in your p ...

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23 days ago by idbcomm

When I first started the department I hated travel, but now, it’s my favorite class. A long time ago in business class the topic was the three stages you go through in all of the classes (mostly travel). The first level is the “scared” level. I know for a fact that I was in that level because I ruin ...

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23 days ago by Randall V. Wong, M.D.

I have been writing for about 6 months. I have found that it may be helpful to revisit topics periodically. This may seem very complicated, but actually is very simple and straightforward. Despite the terminology or stages; I am looking for conditions that require treatment. There are only two. Ther ...

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24 days ago by Randall V. Wong, M.D.

Today’s post is about one of my own observations from over 15 years in practice. While it is a fact that significant vision loss from diabetes is declining, it is not widely known that there is also a very finite time where patients with diabetes can go blind, there is only a finite time while the r ...

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