Introduction Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness in the U.S.  The disease causes progressive damage to the optic nerve, irreversible vision loss and blindness if left untreated. Glaucoma most often occurs in people over age 40, although a congenital or infantile form of glaucoma exists.  The most common form of glaucoma, primary open-angle glaucoma, is associated with an increase in the fluid pressure inside the eye. This increase in pressure may [...]

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What is a telescope? Telescopes are low vision aids and, or devices that magnify distance objects.  Telescopes are used for low vision patients who have distance goals or tasks such as seeing signs, objects, people, sight seeing, or events (sporting [...]

Orthokeratology (OrthoK) is a specially shaped contact lens that is worn overnight to gently correct nearsightedness back to normal 20/20 vision. OrthoK has many names including: Gentle Vision Reshaping Gentle Cornea Reshaping Cornea Reshaping Technology LASIK without surgery As you can probably [...]

There are many magnifiers and several different types. It is crucial that various magnifiers are evaluated during a Low vision evaluation for several reasons. Magnifiers are tools to be used to accomplish different activities or tasks. More than one magnifier [...]

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