Eyesight Essentials

Guiding Tips for a Vision Impaired Person-how can you provide assistance? A person with low vision in a new environment, can easily be disorientated and get 'lost'. Introduce yourself, ask if the person wants help, let them take YOUR arm, communicate

A question often asked, what is low vision? When people say, 'I can't see', what does this mean. Is it as simple as putting on a pair of glasses. No, it's not. Low vision can impact on activities of day to day living eg crossing roads, reading a form

Do you know someone who has had a stroke and is struggling with their vision? Betty had a left-sided field loss of vision, known as a left homonymous hemianopia, which explained why she was walking into things and not seeing people on her left side.