Low Vision News
For low vision specialists and those who consult them
Monthly Archives: June 2009
We shouldn’t overlook conditions outside the ‘big three’ causes of low vision
Posted by on June 29, 2009
I had an interesting message from Heather Kirkwood in response to my blog post on albinism last week regarding Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome, a condition where albinism is associated with bleeding disorders and pulmonary disease. Whilst this condition is rare (apart from in Puerto Rico) Heather emphasised “just because it is rare doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be [...]
Sony Reader: a missed opportunity for low vision users
Posted by on June 26, 2009
My PhD student and I had a play with a Sony Reader electronic book yesterday to see how useful it could be for low vision users. The answer: not very. Although it has a text zoom feature, on their supplied ebooks the maximum text size is about 0.7logMAR. Given that you need an acuity reserve [...]
Some thoughts on Albinism
Posted by on June 25, 2009
I read the review paper on Albinism by Gail Summers in the June 2009 Optometry and Vision Science (link) with interest. When I started working in low vision 11 years ago people with albinism were very interested in knowing whether they had tyrosinase positive or tyrosinase negative albinism: it’s good to be refreshed about the [...]
Welcome to Low Vision News
Posted by on June 24, 2009
Welcome to Low Vision News This is a new service which will provide a summary of what’s new in Low Vision Research and Rehabilitation. It is aimed at all of those who work in the low vision rehabilitation community: Optometrists, Researchers, Ophthalmologists, Occupational Therapists, Rehab workers, Teachers of the Visually Impaired and so on. It [...]
