LIMA — Gage Morgan, an Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne student, now has the opportunity to see his future. Morgan, a 20-year-old Lima native, was diagnosed with ocular albinism when he was 4 months old. That is a rare condition that reduces the pigmentation of the iris and affects the retina of the eye. It’sRead more
Low Vision Specialists of MD & VA was honored to spend the day on-board the Orbis MD-10 Flying Eye Hospital. A special thank you to the entire Orbis team for making this happen. Truly a one-of-a-kind aircraft, experience, and dedicated team, devoted to preventing blindness around the globe. Stay tuned for a special collaborative vlogRead more
Last year one of our executives was asked to join the board of directors of the Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB) – Baltimore Chapter to support them in their work raising funds for retinal disease research. We consider it an honor and a privilege to serve the mission of the FFB, which is to “raise fundsRead more
IrisVision, a medtech company based in California, have developed a low-cost visual aid system for people with low vision. The system currently harnesses the power of a Samsung Galaxy smartphone mounted in a Samsung Gear VR headset. The phone captures the scene using the smartphone’s camera, then remaps the scene to enhance its visibility forRead more