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    • SEPTEMBER 11, 2017
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    Innovators and Pioneers Breaking Barriers in Blindness

    Many different people are working to change the world for those with low vision and blindness. Researchers are working to find a way to stop progressive eye diseases like macular degeneration. Entrepreneurs are using technology and advanced software to create medical devices like IrisVision, that allow the blind to see and participate fully in dailyRead more
    • OCTOBER 8, 2019
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    Get To Know Blind Poet – Dave Steele

    Get To Know Blind Poet – Dave Steele

    Low Vision Specialists of Maryland and Virginia is proud to sponsor Dave Steele’s 2019 Blind Poet Book Tour. Over the past three years, Dave has lost the majority of his vision to Retinitis Pigmentosa, a hereditary degenerative condition which has no treatment or cure. His poetry has gained worldwide attention with both international blind organizationsRead more
    • 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