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Electronic/VR Glasses vs. Traditional Low-Vision Aids

Explore the differences between electronic/VR glasses and traditional low-vision aids. Learn how low-vision devices prescribed by specialists can provide personalized, cost-effective solutions. Discover how Ocutech...

An Inspiring Journey: How Dianne Davis Conquered Stargardt’s Disease with Ocutech

#Stargardts #JuvenileMacularDystrophy #Independence "I'll never forget that immense joy I felt the second I put them on," Dianne shares with a smile. "Getting in the...

South African Author Finds Visual and Emotional Refuge with Ocutech Bioptics

#Albinism #Driving #Author “It is difficult and frustrating living with a vision impairment,” she said, openly. “To those who don’t share the experience, please try...

Low Vision Consultant Cindy Bachofer Empowers Students to Find Their Voice at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Cindy Bachofer completed her PhD at Vanderbilt University in 2013 and is currently the Low Vision Consultant at the Texas School for the Blind and...

Low Vision Aids: Accessing Low Vision Care For The Visually Impaired

Henry A Greene, OD, FAAO Dr. Greene is the co-founder and president of Ocutech, Inc. After fears about cancer, individuals may worry most about becoming...

The Bioptic Experience: A Fused Perception

Download This PDF White Paper Or Read On Whether a person was born with a visual impairment or developed vision loss later in life, not...

Modern Low Vision Aids Can Help Minimize the Impact of Visual Impairment on One’s Life

Download This PDF White Paper Or Read On Whether we were born with a visual impairment or developed vision loss later in life, not seeing...

Jason Turkish

I had previously considered driving with a telescope two decades ago but thought the optics and field of view at that time were too limited....

The Low Vision Service at Lissac Opticians Rivoli, Paris, France becomes France’s first authorized Ocutech Prescriber

Ocutech, Inc., the developer of state-of-the-art bioptic telescopes for the visually impaired, announces that the Low Vision Service at Lissac Opticians- Rivoli, Paris, France, has...

Navigating the Journey of Low Vision Through the Eyes of A Retired US Airman

#Retinal Detachment #Senior #Hobbies “I didn’t want to give up,” Gary said. “I wanted to be able to do the things I had always done before—...

A Araujo

Ocutech provides me with an opportunity I never thought I could have, the potential to learn to drive while being legally blind from Achromatopsia. Crystal...

Staycee

I use my biopic telescope to help me drive these glasses have opened up so many doors for me I truly have found some new...

Patrick Eddy

#Macular Degeneration #Senior This is the best thing that has happened to him in recent years. He is able to comfortably do the things that...

“It’s a Whole New World and a Whole New Life Experience” — How One Ocutech User Made Her Dreams Come True

#Achromatopsia #School #Driving No words will ever be able to fully capture the story of Crystal Davis and Ocutech— it’s a story full of twists...

Alan Vosko

Low Vision Excellence. The Ocutech bioptic lens has allowed me to drive. Having passed testings, I am independently driving without incident. Freedom!!! I have also...

“Now we know he’ll be OK on his own”— How the parents of a nine year old with vision loss were able to breathe easier again.

#Stargardt’s #Kids #School It was when Lane was about seven years old that he began to show signs of blurry vision--, needing to sit very...

Adventure Awaits: How a Paraglider Proved the Sky’s His Limit

#Coloboma #Hobbies #School #Driving #Flying “I could now see and do things I couldn’t ever do before. And, I was able to get my special...

“It was a different life then”— says Bill McKenzie on his world without his Ocutech Bioptics

#Macular Degeneration #Senior #Driving “My Ocutech bioptics reopened my life for me,” Bill reminisced. “Without them, I was hiding in my own little world where...

“It honestly felt like a dream”— How an Avid Explorer Got to See the World Again

#Senior #Low Vision #Driving They went from doctor to doctor and he underwent six eye operations! But it wasn’t until he was referred to a...

“They’re an Eye-Changer, Quite Literally”— How an Ocutech Bioptic changed the life of a new father.

#Nystagmus #Parenting #Driving Born with a visual impairment due to cataracts and nystagmus, Luis knew that sitting behind the wheel of a car, driving his...

South African Author Finds Visual and Emotional Refuge with Ocutech Bioptics

When Terry-Ann Adams first sat down to write her debut novel, Those Who Live In Cages, she herself was still fighting to get out of...

Dr. Greene to Lead The Vision Council’s Low Vision Division

Ocutech co-founder and President, Henry Greene, OD, FAAO, has been elected in-coming chair of the Low Vision Division of The Vision Council (sponsor of Vision...

Battery Belt Clips Now Available

When we were getting ready to release the Falcon in late 2018, we tested many different batteries to find one with stable power output (they’re...

“She Became So Much More Curious”— How a visually impaired 15 Year Old’s World Suddenly Changed

#Stargardt's #Kids #School “He knew straight away what my daughter had—Stargardt’s disease”—a juvenile form of macular degeneration— “It was such a relief to finally know...

The Importance of Ocular Dominance in Low Vision Care

Download This PDF White Paper Or Read On Over the years experienced practitioners tend to 'go where the action is.'  What this means to me...

Henry Greene to lead The Vision Council’s Low Vision Division

Ocutech co-founder and President, Henry Greene, OD, FAAO, has been elected in-coming chair of the Low Vision Division of The Vision Council (sponsor of Vision...

When should I be considering an Ocutech Bioptic for my patient?

Download This PDF White Paper Or Read On I'm frequently asked what makes me consider a bioptic for an individual patient. So, I've written a...

Meet Aaron Paulk, a visually impaired competitive surfer.

#Stargardt's #Surfing #Driving “Gosh where do I start with how my Ocutech bioptic has changed my life?” he says.  “I have been able to regain...

“If It Weren’t for Ocutech, I Wouldn’t Have My License”— Julius Frierson is Seeing New Possibilities

#Adult #Macular Degeneration #Driving “I was considered legally blind ever since I was nine months old,” Frierson, a behavioral technician, explained. “Things were always hard...

Australia’s first ever bioptic driving demonstration day using Ocutech bioptics

#Driving #Low Vision  Ocutech is extremely proud to be part of this event. Australia’s first ever bioptic driving demonstration day.   An estimated 228,000 people in...

Dr. Greene to lead The Vision Council’s Low Vision Division

Ocutech co-founder and President, Henry Greene, OD, FAAO, has been elected in-coming chair of the Low Vision Division of The Vision Council (sponsor of Vision...

Prescribing for the WOW!

Download This PDF White Paper Or Read On   "When you really help them, you'll know," my professor once told me. And those of us doing...

An alternate approach to defining vision. The Visual Radius and the Social Range

Download This PDF White Paper Or Read On Quite often patients will ask what 20/20 means.  The explanation of the Snellen visual acuity fraction doesn't...

Bioptic Driving: The challenge of dealing with the state’s driver licensing office.

#Driving #Licensure #DMV Dr. Greene, Ocutech co-founder and president, discusses his work for the North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles when bioptic driving was legalized...

American Academy of Optometry announces 2021 recipients of the first annual Ocutech Low Vision Research Awards

To promote increased interest in Low Vision Rehabilitation, and in collaboration with the Low Vision Section of the American Academy of Optometry (AAO), Ocutech, Inc....

Approach patients with low vision on an individual basis (Featured in Optometry Times)

Low vision rehabilitation is a segment of optometry that lends itself to creativity in case management and approaches to help patients achieve their goals. As...

Ocutech’s Professional Consultant Dr. Gary Asano receives Distinguished Alumni Award

Ocutech is thrilled to have as our West-Coast Professional Consultant an individual as expert and as devoted to his profession and to low vision care...

Ocutech Low Vision Research Travel Awards

Ocutech Low Vision Research Travel Fellowship Three $750 travel grants will be awarded to primary authors of a Low Vision paper or poster abstract selected...

Interview with Ocutech Founder in Macular Degeneration News

Dr. Henry Greene is the co-founder of Ocutech, a company that specializes in researching and developing some of the most advanced, most comfortable, and easiest...

What I’ve learned from 40 years of refracting low vision patients- or, how to not embarrass yourself.

Three things I always try to remind myself:

Promoting Your Low Vision Practice Marketing 101

Getting them into your chair- marketing your low vision practice Despite all the awareness surrounding macular degeneration, stem cell transplants, intra-ocular telescopes and bionic eyes,...

Optics vs. Digital Displays for Low Vision

Link to Article Review and comments by: Henry A. Greene, OD, FAAO Co-founder, President, OCUTECH, Inc. Preface: I expect that you'll think that as a...

After a diagnosis of Stargardt’s Disease

What follows is an open letter I wrote to the Stargardt’s Disease Facebook page, which I would like to share with everyone. Dear Stargardt Disease...

Ocutech supports optometrist who created non-profit to serve visually impaired children in Namibia

    Dr. Chantal Overvliet, of the Oculus Vision Centre in Windhoek, is the sole optometrist providing low vision care in all of Namibia. After...

Open Your World With Low Vision Care

  OCUTECH, Inc., the worldwide leader in developing advanced bioptic telescopes for the visually impaired, has released a special video called "Open Your World with...

Low Vision specialist, David Lewerenz, OD, FAAO, credits his Ocutech cap for his tennis success!

Congratulations to Low Vision specialist, David Lewerenz, OD, FAAO for winning the runner-up tennis trophy! “In preparing for and playing their sport, many athletes have...

Open Letter to a Mom Parenting a Child with Albinism from a College Student living with Ocular Albinism

#Ocular Albinism #Kids #School An open letter from an Ocutech user with ocular albinism to a mother with a child with the same disorder....

Mack Despard

I have been a user of the Ocutech Bioptic since 2015 so that I could get my driver’s license in NC! So thankful for the...

Time of Flight Technology Enhances the Lives of the Visually Impaired

Technology designed for self-driving cars is now being applied to help low vision individuals see as close to normal as possible. A project, led by...

Briarna Dobson’s Journey with Stargardt’s Disease

#Stargardt's #School #Driving I always get asked, “What do you mean you’re blind, you look so normal?” Most people find it difficult to comprehend that...

VES-Falcon Autofocus Bioptic Brings Tears of Joy

#Senior #Macular Degeneration #Veteran We received this amazing letter from one of Ocutech's favorite prescribers and would like to share it with you. Thank you...

Interview with Patrick Raymond

#Optic Nerve Disorder #School #Driving An interview with Patrick Raymond exploring his experiences with low vision, school, socializing, and driving.  His Ocutech bioptic has provided...

Gary Asano, OD, FAAO joins Ocutech as Low Vision Professional Consultant

Dr. Henry Greene, OD, FAAO, co-founder and president of Ocutech announced the appointment. “We are thrilled to have a clinician as expert, experienced and well...

Veteran with Macular Degeneration Receives Autofocusing Bioptic

#Macular Degeneration #Hobbies #Veteran Bill, a World War II vet came back to NC to marry a woman he called the most beautiful woman in...

Floridians with low vision can benefit from bioptics even if they cannot use them to drive.

There is more to bioptics than just driving in Florida Losing one’s drivers license or never being eligible for one because of reduced vision is...

Pastor Robert Parrish Gets the Gift of Sight

  Pastor Robert Parrish  ...

Eastern Mediterranean Council of Optometry Marrakesh, Morocco 2018

  On September 21 and 22, 2018, I was an invited speaker at the 2nd Annual Eastern Mediterranean Council of Optometry (EMCO) meeting in Marrakesh,...

Notes about Keplerian ‘expanded field’ telescopes.

An invited blog contribution by Alan Johnston, OD, FAAO Dr. Alan Johnston is an Australian optometrist and a 1985 low vision diplomate of the American...

Is the ORCAM really an “Artificial Vision Device”?

Referencing article: http://iovs.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2335212 by Henry A Greene, OD, FAAO A paper titled The Impact of a Novel Artificial Vision Device (OrCam) on the Quality of Life of...

Tim Goetz – Opportunity by Ocutech

#Myopic Degeneration #Driving #Career I should probably mention that I still depend on Ocutech every day. I have several ‘Sight-Scopes’ which are now my tools...

Understanding “Galilean” vs. “Keplerian” and “Wide Angle” vs. “Expanded Field” telescopes

I thought that this discussion might shed some light on how bioptic telescopes are named and what the names represent. As is well known, bioptic...

Living Life Karina Fuentes Style: There is Always A Way of Helping.

#Albinism #Student #Author A constant reminder that the only things in life that we have control over are the choices we make for ourselves.  I...

The benefits of bioptics for individuals with Albinism and Stargardt’s Disease

Individuals who are born with a visual impairment such as Albinism or who develop it in their younger years such as Stargardt's Disease are disadvantaged...

Ocutech Bioptics Can Help You Drive Again – Just Ask Michelle!

#Pseudotumor #Optic Nerve #Driving  Thankfully, my vision finally improved enough (20/180) that bioptics could help me drive again! I am so thankful for the freedom...