Low Vision/Geriatrics News

by William V. Padula, OD, SFNAP, FAAO, FNORA

The CDC developed the Vision and Eye Health Surveillance System in response to the estimated 61 million adults in the U.S. at high risk for serious vision loss.

Ocutech has announced a limited release of its VES Falcon Autofocus Bioptic Telescope, a telescopic vision solution for patients with visual impairment.

by Shirley Ha, HBSc, OD, FCOVD

“Effective communication between physicians and patients is essential to help patients understand any likely progression of their vision loss and to realize that with vision rehabilitation they may not have to give up favorite activities, such as reading and sports,” Lighthouse Guild President and CEO Alan R. Morse, JD, PhD, told Primary Care Optometry News.

Thinner retinal nerve fiber layer may be a biomarker for dementia, according to a study.

by Shirley Ha, HBSc, OD, FCOVD

An augmented reality device may improve functional vision in people with nearly complete vision loss by translating spatial information into color-coded, high-contrast visual patterns.

DENVER – The American Optometric Association’s House of Delegates passed seven resolutions here at Optometry’s Meeting, one of which involves drivers’ licensing.

DENVER – The EyeQ Trainer from RightEye allows optometrists to run the Brain Health EyeQ, which assesses functional vision; Sports Vision EyeQ, which can be used with athletes and children; and Reading EyeQ, which offers reading assessment and recommends an exercise patients can do at home to improve the specific binocular vision issue identified, RightEye President Barbara Barclay said here at Optometry’s Meeting.