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Katrina’s Tips – Over-the-counter Low Vision Tools
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
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Meet Dr. Walker
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
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Holiday Eating
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
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Fall Tech Tip Wrap-up
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
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Meet Nancy
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
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Katrina’s Tips: Safety at Home
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
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Tech Tip: Let’s Play
“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
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Driving with Vision Loss
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.