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    • JANUARY 17, 2017
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    Two Blind Brothers…

    Two legally blind brothers create an apparel company with a mission to help fight blindness. At a young age, Bradford and Bryan Manning were both diagnosed with Stargardt’s Disease, a low vision condition that causes blindness over time. This condition has inspired a special vigilance for details, a passion that carries over into the constructionRead more
    • DECEMBER 19, 2016
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    Safety in the dark and cold depends upon great lighting.

    Winter brings ice, snow and long periods of darkness that pose significant hazards to those living with low vision. Icy patches and uneven walking surfaces make for treacherous walking and create more than ample opportunity to trip, slip and fall. Short winter days require longer use of artificial lighting and the shadows they cast canRead more
    • DECEMBER 13, 2016
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    Rehabilitating low vision with technology

    Rehabilitating low vision with technology

    In medicine’s ongoing efforts to enhance low vision, technology plays an essential role. Some of the advances seem like the stuff of flying cars and cities in the sky but they are not - they are very real and in our hands today. Implantable micro lenses and telescopic lenses are incredibly important to the restorationRead more
    • MAY 6, 2014
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    New E-Scoop Glasses: Provide Quality of Life for People Suffering with Macular Degeneration (ARMD)

    Low Vision Specialists Of Maryland And Virginia Are Utilizing New Lens Technology To Help Correct A Basic Problem Experienced By Those With Macular Degeneration (ARMD).   Dr. Thomas Azman, first in Maryland to Utilize New E-Scoop glasses designed specifically for Age Related Macular Degeneration. There is new hope for people whose vision has been compromisedRead more