Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Pathology and visual goals are the top considerations when determining which assistive technology to use. Modern ...

Audio tools, mobile apps, and vision magnifiers can help people with vision loss navigate their lives. Tools and tech options may help read prescription labels, get the news online, or find out what’s ...

GOLDEN, Colo. — An innovative, new device is helping people who are blind or low-vision feel facial expressions. HapWare uses haptics or vibrations on the wrist to relay visual cues like gestures. It ...

Thanks to modern assistive vision technology, some visually impaired individuals at the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind Decatur Regional Center will be able to read text and see images more ...

Arjun Oberoi ’26 and Daniel Kim ’26 won the grand prize of $100,000 at the 2025 Microsoft Imagine Cup Competition for their project, Argus, an AI-powered wearable device designed for users with low ...

Imagine slowly losing the center of your vision, like a camera lens fading to fog. That's what happens with geographic atrophy, a severe form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). It's the ...

A person with peripheral vision loss has difficulty seeing things above, below, or at the side without turning their head. This type of vision loss is also known as tunnel vision. Tunnel vision can ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) states that over 2.5 billion people worldwide use assistive devices, and that number is likely to rise as the older population grows. Older people face unique ...

Peripheral vision is what you see beyond your direct line of sight. It helps provide a complete sense of your surroundings without moving your head. Jump to Key Takeaways. Within the eye, rods and ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – A new partnership at the Orlando Museum of Art is allowing visitors with vision loss to use assistive technology on select days. Right now, the devices will only be available during ...

Background. Inserting peripheral intravenous (PIV) lines into often dehydrated, typically irritable, and universally uncooperative small children is an everyday task for many pediatric nurses. Success ...