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    • MARCH 26, 2018
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    Flying High With The Orbis Flying Eye Hospital

    We recently traveled to Florida to tour the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital – truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience. It was the singular opportunity to be immersed in a flight-based hospital, filled with extraordinary physician and nurse volunteers. The Orbis team is dedicated to restoring vision in communities around the world and training local teams to conductRead more
    • FEBRUARY 10, 2018
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    February is AMD Macular Degeneration Low vision Awareness Month

    February is national age related macular degeneration (AMD) and low vision awareness month. National months of recognition are important because they call attention to important health issues like AMD and increase knowledge of prevention and treatment. Although there is no cure for AMD, there are ways to reduce your risk for it having the rightRead more
    • OCTOBER 15, 2018
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    FDA Approves First Artificial Iris

    FDA Approves First Artificial Iris

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the world’s first artificial iris, a breakthrough development for those suffering with severe vision loss. The iris is the colored part of the eye that surrounds the central pupil. The iris plays an important role in the function of the eye. It controls the diameter andRead more
    • NOVEMBER 6, 2017
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    FCC Innovations Expo

    We recently attended the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Innovations Expo, a showcase of technologies that advance accessibility for people with vision impairment and other disabilities. It was an exciting look at the innovations that entrepreneurs, technology companies, organizations and academics in the public and private sectors are developing. As FCC Commissioner Mignon L. Clyburn saidRead more