Engineer Develops Smart Glove To Help Blind And Visually Impaired People Navigate. Contributor Rebecca Banovic writes at Forbes (4/20, Banovic) about “a smart glove prototype called Anora” developed by Nikola Krstic, a graduate from the Electrical Engineering School in Belgrade, to help “the blind and visually impaired move unaided without a service dog or white [...]
At Petrou Eye Care, you can expect the best eye exam in Milwaukee. If you want an eye doctor who listens and someone who can help you see better and have healthier eyes, you are in the right place. We are a team of professionals who care about you and are here to help you [...]
Eating At Least One Orange Per Day May Lower Risk Of Developing AMD, Study Suggests. Medscape (7/23, Brown, Subscription Publication) reports researchers found that people who eat “at least one orange per day have a 60% lower risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD) 15 years later compared with those who do not eat oranges.” [...]
OrCam is an intuitive wearable device with a smart camera designed to assist people who are visually impaired. OrCam gives independence and enhances quality of life. It’s a powerful low vision tool when all other options are exhausted. OrCam is a smart camera mounted on your eye glasses and process visual input in real time. [...]
Low Vision and Vision Loss What can a person with low vision really see? That question is not an easy one to answer because every person with a visual impairment truly has a unique pattern of vision loss. No two people have the same exact vision loss! Macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and congenital eye [...]
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of central vision loss in Americans over 50.
Smartphone Apps for Eye Care - Milwaukee, WI Smartphone apps technology is quickly becoming a big part of our everyday lives, and it seems as though there is an app for everything, including eye care! Whether you own a smartphone, tablet, or smartwatch, apps that help you keep track of your healthcare needs can [...]
Soon to enter into clinical trials is an innovative system of magnification for people with vision loss. The telescope would be worn on the eye as a contact lens and coupled with special smart glasses, is touted to magnify up to 2.8x. The magnifying contact lens and eyewear telescopic device combination is said to focus [...]
Doctor Christina Petrou expands professional knowledge by attending the Wisconsin Optometric Association’s 2014 Convention and Annual Meeting. Showing true dedication to continued education, Dr. Christina Petrou Haefs of Petrou Eye Care in Glendale recently attended the 2014 Wisconsin Optometric Association (WOA) Annual Convention and Meeting held on September 25-28. The event took place in Middleton, [...]
As reported in the Spring 2014 Low Vision Resource Center Newsletter by Dr. Hoang, CVS Pharmacy now provides ScripTalk talking prescription labels for prescriptions ordered for home delivery through its online pharmacy, CVS.com. The ScripTalk labels provide a safe and convenient way to access information on prescription labels for individuals who cannot read standard print. [...]
