Low Vision Guide

Dale Davis, a 78 year old man who has lost his vision to Macular Degeneration, bowled a perfect 300 game. See the full news story.

I have found the Blind Handyman group to be a useful resource for dealing with common home maintenance issues as a visually impaired person.  Check it out on Yahoo Groups or listen to the show.

The new US $5 bill goes into circulation today.
It has a large high contrast purple 5 in the lower right corner of the back side.

I have tried a number of different canes.
The 4 section aluminum canes seem to last the longest but they tend to start sticking after awhile and they don’t flex very well if you catch it on a curb.
The 6 section graphite cane is nice for it’s compact size when folded and the graphite material flexs […More…]

Floaters are common as people get older, however if you have a lot of floaters or they are accompanied by light flashes you should see an eye doctor (opthamologist).
Here is a good article on floaters:
http://www.allaboutvision.com/conditions/spotsfloats.htm
If you are seeing yellow or discolored spots or areas in your vision, you should see […More…]

This is a bit of a tangent but salmon is a great source of fatty acids that have been shown in clinical studies to be beneficial for people with retinal degenerations.
My caption for the Give A Dam For Salmon Cartoon Caption Contest was chosen as the winner.
See it at http://www.giveadamforsalmon.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=57&Itemid=90

As a visually impaired person, as with almost any disability, you have to learn to accept it and do what you can with what you have.  When you are in a relationship, it’s important that the other person knows that you will ask for help when you need it.  The exceptions being situations that are dangerous or […More…]

The new $5 bill coming out this spring will have a larger number 5 in high contrast purple on the back for easier identification by visually impaired people.
See a promo at moneyfactory.gov
 

From pokernews.com:
Hal Lubarsky provided one of the greatest stories of the 2007 Main Event, becoming the first legally blind player to cash in the WSOP Main Event. Lubarsky’s great run ended on Day Four when he couldn’t catch a straight on the river to pull ahead of Scott Freeman. On a board reading […More…]

Read this interesting article about stem cell research that is being done in the UK that may restore vision lost due to retinal degeneration.
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0708/07080101