As summer quickly approaches, people are spending more time under the warm sun. Sunlight has many benefits, such as regulating our melatonin, helping our bodies create Vitamin D, and decreasing the rate of myopia in children who spend more time outdoors. On the flip side, sun lights, specifically UV rays, could cause problems to our […]
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We hear from new patients regularly that they wish they knew or understood how we could help them earlier. After years of struggling with permanent vision loss and being told there is nothing else that can be done some patients are referred to low vision rehabilitation. Many patients come to us after having quit their
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Here’s a round-up of a few low vision tools you could find at your local craft store, drug store, dollar store, or might already having lying around your home. Rubber band: There is a good chance you have a junk drawer with a stray rubber band, or two, in it. Put those rubber bands to
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We have added a new Optometrist to our staff! Please join us in welcoming Katie Walker, OD. Katie is low vision residency trained and spent time working at the Lighthouse in Chicago. She graduated from Illinois College of Optometry and hails from Batavia! Her interest in low vision was sparked as early as the first
With Thanksgiving and the December holidays just around the corner, we at Spectrios Institute are thinking a lot about eating as a visually impaired person. Here are a few tips for Thanksgiving and beyond. Lighting: You have likely already heard us say “light is sight,” and it’s no different with eating. Light is part of
Pumpkin spice, apples, and making your world cozy comes with the cool nights and autumn leaves. This is the time for reading a good book or binge watching a new show. These can be frustrating activities for people with vision loss. Access Technology offers alternative or assisted ways to continue these activities. Reading Audio Books
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When you get the news that you have vision loss, it is a blow. What will you do now? Many patients learn they are going to lose their vision and are left with no plan forward. Spectrios steps in when your eye doctor tells you there is nothing left to be done. We help patients
Last fall we talked about how to stay safe in the kitchen as a person with visual impairment, but what about the rest of the home? Here’s a short list of a few things that we recommend for staying safe at home. Remove clutter and throw rugs—We know you have probably heard this recommendation over
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“You don’t have to See it to Tee it!” is the motto of the US Blind Golfers Association. Our access technology guru, Chris Retzke says, “I’m not a golfer, but had I known about this organization earlier or taken lessons from an O&M (orientation and mobility) instructor who included golf in his lesson plans, who
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Grabbing your car keys and running a quick errand is something many take for granted and losing that ability has a profound impact on one’s sense of self and independence. Many of our patients are faced with the decision of when to give up driving. The decision must be made based on what is legal,
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