Low Vision, Visual Impairments, &Some Blindness Resources on Such A Site

 This page on Such A Site is dedicated to Low Vision, Legal Blindness, Visual Impairments, Functional and total Blindness. I will try to provide people with as much information, resources, explanations, definitions, connections, data, and anything else I can think of which might be of interest or of need in this area of life.

This is being posted on Such A Site by Glenda Such. Please feel free to write me at: suchasite1@gmail.com

The Following Topics are addressed in this page of my site. To go directly to a specific one, double tap, click, or enter on it and you will be taken to the starting place for that topic:

First things to do after learning you have Low Vision, Have a Visual Impairment and/or are Legally Blind.  Learn More About what is happening with your eyes that is making it hard to see? 

Check Out the Simulations for Others to See How You Might Be Seeing now:

A Brief Explanation About All the Numbers and Things They Use to Measure Eye Sight and Prescribe Glasses.

A Low Vision Examination /Evaluation, Learn More About What It is and What To Expect.

Central Acuity and Peripheral Fields, What Is the Difference?

Understanding the Meaning of Low Vision

An Overview of The Path of Low Vision:

Get Connected with Resources: List

The Vision Rehabilitation Process Which Will Be Provided by Trained Experts Such as A Vision Rehabilitation Therapist,  Orientation and Mobility Instructor , Rehabilitation Teacher, or an Assistive Technology Specialist

The Way to Guide or Help Someone Who Is Visually Impaired, learn the Correct Way to Due Sighted Guide Techniques

Dealing With The Emotional Side Of A Loss in Vision:

Living in The Sighted World , What You Might Encounter, Need to Provide A Response, or, Need To Ask A Question:

A Few Miscellaneous Items About Having Low Vision Or Being Blind.

Driving May Be Possible For A Select Few Who Have Low Vision

Activities for People With Low Vision or Who Are Blind:

Learning About the Research Being Done on Different Eye Conditions:

This is where the contents of the page begins:

The Beginning, Learn More About what is happening with your eyes that is making it hard to see? 

 Eye Diseases and Conditions which Might Cause Low Vision or Blindness

Glossary of Diseases which Can Cause Low Vision from the American Foundation for The Blind

Check Out the Simulations for Others to See How You Might Be Seeing now:

Simulations of Various Eye Diseases and Conditions Experienced by some with Low Vision can be viewed if you click or enter on this link

A Brief Explanation About All the Numbers and Things They Use to Measure Eye Sight and Prescribe Glasses Mean:

What Is 20/20 Vision Anyway?

  The Mathematics of the Snellen Eye chart: the chart with the large letter E on top which is used in the eye doctor’s office to test what can be seen.

 Measuring the Lens Power in your glasses: Diopter Explained

A Low Vision Examination/Evaluation, Learn More About What It is and What to Expect.

What Is Different About a Low Vision Examination?

Do It Yourself Series: Visiting a Low Vision Center or   Doctor’s Office.

Low Vision and the Low Vision Exam, what it is and What to Expect

Doctor Randy Kincade Talks About Being a Specialist in Low Vision Optometry and What His Patients Express and Go Through from Start to end.

Central Acuity and Peripheral Fields, What Is the Difference?

 What Is Involved in Having a Visual Fields Test and Why Have One Done?

Defining Legally Blind.

 Peripheral Vision, how it is Different from Central Vision, Put it to the Test by Scientific America

Understanding the Meaning of Low Vision

           Low Vision and Legal Blindness Terms Explained by the American Foundation for the Blind

 Levels of Low Vision by the Circle of Blind Mice.

An Overview of The Path of Low Vision:

Low Vision Part One: What Is Low Vision?

Low Vision Part Two, What Can I do if I have Low Vision?

Low Vision Part Three: How Can People with Low Vision Maintain Their Independence?

Low Vision Part Four: How Can People with Low Vision Keep a Positive Attitude?

Low Vision Part Five: How Can Family Members Help A Loved Member Who Has Low Vision?

Are you thinking about surgery to correct any vision you do have and need more information and research data, see the link below:

Vision Center, is an informational web guide created for those seeking eye surgery and other vision correction options. They state all content published on Vision Center is researched, written, and edited by licensed optometrists, experienced journalists, and other medical writers in the industry. Vision Center also states all pages on their website are fact-based and sourced from recent scientific research, scholarly articles, textbooks, government agencies, and medical journals.

 Get Connected with some of the following Resources:

List of Rehabilitation Services from the state Government

How to Win Your Vision Disability Claim?

Benefit Finder for People with Disabilities, it Searches for Any Benefits You Might be Entitled to Receive

Discount Tips for People with A Disability for anything from Amtrak, Tax Reductions, Medications, and much more

Benefit Checker for Seniors and Others as Well, all types of Discounts Can Be Explored through This site

 The Vision Rehabilitation Process Which Will Be Provided by Trained Experts Such as A VRT, O&M Specialist, RT, and an AT Specialist:

What to Expect from Vision Rehabilitation Therapy (VRT).

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Orientation and Mobility, O&M,  What to Expect and Do

Visually Impaired, what is Orientation and Mobility?

The Cane Explained.

Are You Blind Enough to Use A White Cane?

Do the Positives Outweigh the Negatives in Using a White Cane?

Being Legally Blind and Using a White Cane.

How to Use the White Cane in The Winter, A Tutorial?

O&M, Upper and Lower Body Protection.

O&M, Road Crossings.

O&M,, Navigating Escalators.

How Do People Who Are Blind Travel Independently?

White Cane Song, Upbeat View of Using a White Cane.

Rehabilitation Teachers, Ways They Teach For someone who cannot see to be able to, Organize Paper Money, How To Use Knives,  Hot Pans, Stoves, Slice and Prepare Food by Frying or Baking, Sew Torn Items, Coordinate Clothes, Label and Mark With Bump Dots, Settings and Other Small Bottoms to Control Things, Continue Good Grooming Techniques with Shaving or Putting on Makeup, Cleaning Sufficiently even For Your Sighted Visitors, and so much More. Double Tap, Click, or Enter on this Link to go to the full page of Samples of Those types of Lessons.

The Way to Guide or Help Someone Who Is Visually Impaired, See the Links Below to Learn How to Use the Sighted Guide Method:

Sighted Guide Procedures to Assist Someone Who Is Visually Impaired or Blind. Part One.

Sighted Guide Procedures to Assist Someone Who Is Visually Impaired or Blind, Part Two.

Dealing with The Emotional Side of a Loss in Vision:

Coping with The Emotions of a Vision Loss.

Dealing with Your Feelings After A Sight Loss.

Webinar on Coping with a Vision Loss and Your Feelings.

Coping with A Vision Loss and Having A Support System.

Dealing with Vision Loss and Anxiety and Your General Mental Health.

Living in The Sighted World, What You Might Encounter, Need to Provide A Response, or, Need To Ask A Question:

How to explain Being Blind or Low Vision to A Child?

Responding to Someone Who Tells You How you don’t Look Blind.

How to Tell Someone What They Can Do To Help You.

My Role As A Designated Driver

Tips to Being More Social After Sight Loss

Dependence On Sighted Isn’t So Bad

Sighted People Don’t Understand

How Its possible to Feel Alone In A Crowded Room

Tips On Giving A Presentation About Your Sight Loss

How To Respond To The Phrase “I’m Sorry when Someone Hears you Can’t See

Interacting with the General Public for the VIP and Sighted Supporter

  Driving May Be Possible For A Select Few Who Have Low Vision

Driving with The Use of Bioptic Glasses when You Have Low Vision, follow this link to access all types of information about this topic. 

 Activities For People With Low Vision or Who Are Blind:

Sports for People Who Have Low Vision, are Visually Impaired or are Blind, this is a list of the National Organizations and links to their WebPages

Out of Sight, An International Group of Fun-Loving people Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired who Compete in Friendly but Competitive Gaming Over the Net, Have Discussions on various topics Including But not limited to Mobility, the iPhone, and much more. Click on this link to learn what the President of Out of Sight gave me about their group.

 Learn About Research Being Done on Different Eye Conditions:

Research Centers in The United States, a Full List of the top Medical Research Centers

 They are listed alphabetically on a connected page which you can get to by clicking or entering on this link

Stem Cell Therapy for Visual Impairments

USC Roski Eye Institute's retinal prosthesis Works for Patient

Eye Care News Daily to See the Latest News from Researchers and Ophthalmologists

Stem Cell Research for Eye Diseases Podcast with Doctor Kondrid

A Few Miscellaneous Items About Having Low Vision or Being Blind.

What Are the differences in Being Born Blind and Becoming Blind?

 How Blind People Actually See.

Saffron to Help in the Treatment and Prevention of a Visual

 Impairment, A theory Being Proposed

Low Vision Problems and the Rehabilitation Process.

Smart Homes for People Who Are Visually Impaired

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