Southern Low Vision Blog
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Reading despite a diagnosis of Legal Blindness.
A great outcome. Yesterday l received a phone call from a lady whom l had visited just a few weeks prior. Diagnosed as 'Legally Blind', from Macular Degeneration; Mrs J had been unable to read with standard glasses or strong magnifiers, for at least a decade! While...
FREE information session at Winchelsea Community House
Are you struggling to read in your best glasses? Does your vision loss not fully corrected with your glasses make shopping or work hard? This could be for you! Southern Low Vision is holding a FREE information session at Winchelsea Community House on Tuesday, 12th...
Case Study #3 Bob is a 50 year-old male who had suffered a stroke twelve months prior to presenting for a Low Vision Assessment.
Bob's eye doctor: (Ophthalmologist) has diagnosed him with left sided bilateral homonymous hemianopia (half field loss in each eye on left side) directly related to his right-sided brain injury from a stroke. His doctor mentioned the issues which Bob has with his...
Case Study #2: Mrs E is a 91 year-old lady with a diagnosis of ‘legal blindness’ from Wet Age Related Macular Degeneration.
Mrs E has enjoyed an active life, reading music, writing newsletters for a local community group and researching family history. Her vision loss over the last several years had started to make these tasks impossible, causing her to feel depressed. ‘Legal blindness’...
Case Study #1: Joe Smith with early onset Cataracts and early AMD.
Joe is a 60 year-old Accountant who relies on either the car or train travel to get to the Melbourne CBD every day from Geelong. Joe is moderately short-sighted and has recently noticed more glare from the headlights when driving at night. His eye doctor diagnosed him...