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  Air Travel: Can I really do this with my child?

  To families with children who are blind or have visual impairments, as well as other disabilities, flying can be extremely anxiety provoking. Changes in routine and being in unfamiliar environments can be very disruptive and difficult for some children.

  

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  Vision Rehabilitation after a Stroke: The Importance of Occupational Therapy

  Stroke, or cerebrovascular accident (CVA) is a variety of disorders characterized by the sudden onset of neurological deficits caused by vascular injury to the brain. People may experience loss of motor, neurological and perceptual function, as well as double vision, blurring, headaches, or inability to detect obstacles.

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  Stargardt Macular Dystrophy: Changes in Fixation When Asked to Look Straight Ahead

  When central vision is lost due to Stargardt Macular Dystrophy, a person commonly uses a new location in their healthy peripheral retinas for fixation of objects. We explored whether this new peripheral location or the original, diseased location of the fovea is used as the perceptual center of the visual world.

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  For Outstanding Accomplishments in Vision Science Research

  Lighthouse Guild, the leading not-for-profit vision and healthcare organization, announced that the Botond Roska, MD, Ph.D., is the recipient of the 2018 Bressler Prize, and Joshua D. Stein, MD, MS, is the recipient of the 2018 Pisart Award.

  

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  Indoor Map Learning for the Visually Impaired

  Trip planning is useful for all travelers but especially important for people who are visually impaired however there are often limitations that make trip planning unfeasible for most people with visual impairment. We propose an app that allows users to learn building layouts and travel directions prior to their travel by rehearsing their routes on their device.

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  ‘Eccentric Viewing’ to Improve Vision

  “Eccentric Viewing”, is a technique taught by occupational therapists (OT) in which the person looks around the blind spot in order to view the subject using their peripheral vision.

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  Concept Development in Infants and Toddlers

  Eighty percent of learning is through vision and therefore vision (or the lack of it), has a major impact on concept development in young children.

  

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  An Innovative Vision Rehabilitation eLearning Program

  Vision rehabilitation is the standard of care for patients who are losing their vision and ophthalmologists are key to improving access to care for these patients. Recognizing this, Lighthouse Guild provides eyecare professionals with free access to an eLearning program.

  

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  How to stay safe outdoors this winter if you’re visually impaired – more tips

  Winter travel can be particularly challenging if you’re visually impaired or blind. Lighthouse Guild’s wide range of services for people with vision loss includes instruction in independent travel, including becoming oriented to your environment and traveling safely in all weather conditions.

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  Newly Published Data Adopted as Official WHO-Recognized Estimates for the Prevalence of Blindness and Vision Impairment

  The paper, a project of the Vision Loss Expert Group (VLEG) of the Global Vision Database (GVD), provides the latest global estimates of the prevalence of blindness and MSVI in the world.