News from VisionAware

The American Foundation for the Blind and Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation Announce a Joint Effort to Empower Individuals with Vision Loss

NEW YORK (August 9, 2011) – The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) and Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation are teaming up to provide a dynamic and comprehensive web resource to help the 25 million Americans with vision loss.

The new site will integrate VisionAware.org, a popular web and social networking resource sponsored by Partners for Sight, into the AFB family of web sites, which serves millions of people annually by delivering information and resources about living with vision loss. The site is expected to be unveiled in early 2012 and will target working age adults, senior citizens and the families and caregivers of people with visual impairments.

You can read the full announcement at the American Foundation for the Blind web site

August is Cataract Awareness Month

Dr. Tina D. Turner

Contributing Editor Dr. Tina D. Turner discusses all aspects of cataract treatment, surgery, and recovery. Dr. Turner received her M.D. from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. She completed her ophthalmology residency at the University of Michigan's Kellogg Eye Center and is currently a staff comprehensive ophthalmologist at Henry Ford Health System's Grosse Pointe Ophthalmology.

What is a cataract?

Are there different types of cataracts?

What causes cataracts?

When should an individual have cataract surgery?

How is cataract surgery performed?

How long is the recovery time after cataract surgery?

New Stories

Daniel Aronoff

Meet Daniel Aronoff
New York's premier blind food critic

Going Blind
Going Blind, a documentary film by director Joe Lovett, is now available in an audio-described format. You can download or stream it via Amazon's Video Service.


From the VisionAware Blog

Charles Bonnet Syndrome: Why Am I Having These Visual Hallucinations?
A First-Person Account (Part 2)

Charles Bonnet Syndrome: Why Am I Having These Visual Hallucinations?

myVisionTrack: A prototype at-home app for monitoring eye disease

Update on the Triggerfish® "Smart" Contact Lens for Glaucoma

The Legibility Critic On Font Styles

The Legibility Critic Tackles Text Entry Boxes

An Excellent Series on Macular Degeneration from The New York Times

Update on Stem Cell Clinical Trials for Dry Macular Degeneration and Stargardt's Disease

What Can Twins Teach Us About Macular Degeneration?

From Our Readers

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