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“Smart Phones – Getting Better”
Joe Fontenot MDPatti Hacker Equipment SpecialistCommunity Services for Vision Rehabilitation Smart phones are used by a majority, possibly more than 75 %, of the US population. There are literally thousands of “Apps” or Applications for the blind and visually impaired….
Read MoreReminders for Using an Eyedropper
Follow your doctor’s instructions exactly as to when & how If your medication can be refrigerated, the cold will help you to know where the drop landed Wash your hands before and after. Shake the bottle. Do not touch the…
Read MoreHow to Wear a Surgical Face Mask
We are all wearing face masks of one kind or another these days. If it’s not bad enough to have limited central vision, some of us also wear glasses that tend to fog up when using a medical procedure mask….
Read More“Hands Off” Environmental Controls
by Keith Colgan – Macular Degeneration Foundation Call it “research” for the Foundation … or just plain laziness, but for the past two years my wife and I have been using a device that allows us to control much of…
Read MoreThe AMSLER GRID
Written by: Liz Trauernicht – MDF PresidentEdited by: Joe L Fontenot MD What is an AMSLER GRID? The Amsler Grid is basically a square of horizontal and vertical lines. According to one source, a similar design may have been used…
Read More“Pitching” Blue Light Protective Eyewear
The Macular Degeneration Foundation published a Special Edition of its Newsletter in July of 2019. It detailed ten common misconceptions regarding macular degeneration. One was the idea that cell phones, televisions and computer screens damage the eyes with “blue light”….
Read MoreNew Study Reveals Benefits of Augmented Reality Glasses
Source: Mark Humayun, MD, PhD, director of the USC Dr. Allen and Charlotte Ginsburg Institute for Biomedical Therapeutics, codirector of the USC Roski Eye Institute and University Professor of Ophthalmology at the Keck School of Medicine. In a new study…
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