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How the VES Sport-II Helped Julius Experience Greater Independence
Jul 24, 2026For Julius Frierson, living with low vision has been a lifelong experience. Considered legally blind or visually impaired since he was nine months old, Julius grew up knowing that many...
Low Vision Practice Management, Billing and Coding
Jul 10, 2026Webinar Presenter: Dr. Carlos Grandela When To Be Determined Description This practice-management-oriented session is designed exclusively for optometrists and ophthalmologists, offering an in-depth review of low vision coding and billing,...
Q2 2026 Newsletter
Jun 1, 2026Dear Colleagues, This was originally meant to be our 2025 winter update and we had good intentions to send it out in December, but we’ve been working on several projects...
A World in Focus: Exploring Ocutech’s Global Network of Low Vision Care
May 20, 2026For those living with significant visual impairments, the world can often feel like it is shrinking. Tasks that many take for granted, such as reading a sign, seeing a grandchild’s...
Clinical Options for Managing Hemianopsia and Tunnel Vision
May 19, 2026Webinar Presenter: Ocutech Co-Founder & President, Dr. Henry A. Greene, OD, FAAO
Empowering Independence: Ocutech to Exhibit at the Envision & VisionServe Alliance 2026 Conference
Apr 28, 2026This coming May, the vision rehabilitation community will gather in the heart of Ohio for one of the year’s most impactful multidisciplinary events: the Envision & VisionServe Alliance 2026 Conference....
How Low-Vision Devices Can Transform Daily Life: One Patient’s Experience With the Ocutech SightScope
Mar 9, 2026When Vision Changes, Life Can Feel Smaller For individuals living with low vision conditions such as macular degeneration, glaucoma, or diabetic retinopathy, everyday activities can gradually become more difficult. Reading...
Prescribing Bioptic Telescopes for Driving
Mar 3, 2026Webinar Presenter: Ocutech Co-Founder & President, Dr. Henry A. Greene, OD, FAAO
Intro to Bioptic Prescribing Webinar
Dec 9, 2025Webinar Presenter: Ocutech Co-Founder & President, Dr. Henry A. Greene, OD, FAAO Join Ocutech’s expert-led webinar for low vision specialists ready to elevate their bioptic prescribing skills. Learn Ocutech’s Clinical...
Expanding Awareness: How Ocutech’s New SideSight™ Helps Individuals with Homonymous Hemianopsia Regain Confidence and Safety
Nov 21, 2025Introduction: A New Way Forward for Those Living with Visual Field Loss For individuals living with homonymous hemianopsia (HH), everyday activities like walking through a crowd, navigating a store aisle,...
Bioptic Driving Opens Road for Patient with Low Vision
Oct 27, 2025Amadou Bah, 33, once believed that driving would never be an option due to his visual impairment. But thanks to specialized training and a dedicated care team at UAB Eye...
New Research Confirms: Bioptics Significantly Improve Road Sign Recognition Distance
Oct 23, 2025A newly published academic study in Optometry and Vision Science confirms what Ocutech users have long known—bioptic telescopes enhance functional vision in driving environments. In this on-road study of individuals...
A Clearer World Restored: From 20/200 to 20/40 — My Bioptic Journey
Oct 2, 2025Andrea Kimmel I just received my bioptic glasses two days ago. With these glasses, my distance vision went from 20/200 to 20/40. That kind of improvement is huge for someone...
Bioptic Prescribing Made Easy: A Resource for Eyecare Providers
Oct 2, 2025Introduction: The primary purpose of prescribing bioptic telescopes for the visually impaired is to enhance their ability to see at a distance. As most modern bioptics are focusable they...
Falcon Autofocusing Bioptics Suitable for Low Vision Drivers
Sep 23, 2025Bioptic telescopes have helped thousands of people with low vision qualify for a driver’s license in states where bioptic driving is permitted, allowing them to maintain and maximize their independence....
Q3 2025 Newsletter
Sep 1, 2025Dear Colleagues, It’s hard to realize that the AAO 2025 conference is soon to begin and that the end of the year is almost upon us! Come visit us at...
What It’s Like to Wear Bioptic Telescopic Glasses
Jul 25, 2025Trying to explain what it’s like to use bioptic telescopic glasses to someone who’s never worn them can feel like describing colour to someone who’s only ever seen in black...
Bringing Life Back into Focus: Ben’s Story of Vision, Hope, and Possibility
Jul 25, 2025After serving honorably in the U.S. Marine Corps and building a successful career in insurance sales, Ben Dickerson was no stranger to forging his own path. Life had always been...
Can Bioptic Telescopic Glasses Help You or Your Patients?
Jun 24, 2025Imagine having a pair of lightweight binoculars discreetly built into your glasses. While it may sound like something out of a futuristic film, bioptic telescopic glasses are a real and...
The Importance of Ocular Dominance in Low Vision Care
Jun 14, 2025When most people think about vision loss, they focus on things like acuity, field of view, or magnification power. But there’s another factor that can make or break the success...
How New Practices Can Start Offering Low Vision Solutions
Jun 13, 2025Low vision rehabilitation is a life-changing service – but for many optometrists and ophthalmologists, offering devices like bioptic telescopes feels like a big leap. makes the process of becoming a...
How Ocutech Supports Your Search for Low Vision Care
Jun 13, 2025Hearing the words “low vision” for the first time can be overwhelming. Whether you’ve been diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), retinitis pigmentosa, or another condition, you’re suddenly faced with...
From Military to Motherhood: Thomasa Bradley’s Journey with Ocutech Bioptics
May 21, 2025In 2009, while serving as Hospital Corpsman Third Class in the United States Navy, Thomasa Bradley encountered a challenge she never expected. Tasks that once came naturally to her, like...
How Telescopic Glasses for Low Vision Can Transform Daily Life
Apr 5, 2025For individuals with low vision, everyday activities like reading a menu, recognizing a friend’s face, or watching television can be frustratingly difficult. But what if there was a way to...
The Science Behind Bioptic Telescopic Eyeglasses
Apr 5, 2025For individuals with low vision, seeing distant objects clearly can feel impossible. Whether it’s reading road signs, recognizing faces, or watching TV or a performance, details blur beyond reach. Bioptic...
A Game-Changer for Individuals with Low Vision
Apr 5, 2025For individuals with low vision, navigating the world can feel like an uphill battle. From struggling to read signs to recognizing faces or even pursuing hobbies, the challenges can be...
Real Stories: How Bioptic Telescopic Glasses Have Changed Lives
Apr 5, 2025For individuals with low vision, everyday tasks can become significant challenges. However, bioptic telescopic glasses have been transformative for many, helping to restore independence and enhancing quality of life. Here...
The Difference Between Standard Eyeglasses & Bioptic Lenses
Apr 5, 2025For individuals with low vision, the challenges of finding the right visual aid can be overwhelming. Traditional glasses, magnifiers, and bioptic telescopic lenses all serve different purposes, but knowing which...
Spring 2025 Newsletter
Apr 1, 2025Dear Colleagues, After a chilly winter in North Carolina, spring has finally arrived, along with the inevitable pollen. Everything is coated yellow, and outdoor activities aren’t much fun right now....
Using Bioptic Eyeglasses for Work, School, & Recreation
Mar 25, 2025For individuals with low vision, everyday tasks like reading a whiteboard, working on a computer, or watching a sports game can be challenging. Bioptic telescopic eyeglasses provide a powerful solution,...
The Gift of Sight: Chris Chisholm’s Triumph Over Visual Challenges
Mar 4, 2025Chris Chisholm has always refused to let limitations define him. Born at just 27 weeks gestation, his eyes never fully developed, and he became legally blind due to Retinopathy of...
Positive Progress with Bi-Optic Glasses
Feb 26, 2025A recent review from a mother highlights the positive impact bi-optic glasses have had on her son. She shared: “My son got his new bi-optic glasses yesterday. Still learning and...
Q4 2024 Newsletter
Dec 1, 2024Dear Colleagues, It’s hard to imagine that the end of the year is already upon us! It’s a time when we look back at what we’ve accomplished, what we would...
Freedom in Sight: Linda Hundertmark’s Inspiring Journey with Ocutech Bioptics
Sep 25, 2024When Linda Hundertmark first felt her eyesight get worse at age 20, “Stargardt disease” wasn’t even a name used by doctors yet. The best they could call her condition was...
Electronic/VR Glasses vs. Traditional Low-Vision Aids
Jun 21, 2024For individuals with low vision, finding the right assistive technology can significantly enhance their quality of life. With technological advancements, options now include electronic/VR glasses and traditional low-vision aids. Each...
An Inspiring Journey: How Dianne Davis Conquered Stargardt’s Disease with Ocutech
Jun 7, 2024Dianne Davis’s story is a testament to resilience, determination, and the life-changing power of innovation. Diagnosed with Stargardt’s Disease in her 40s, Dianne faced the daunting reality of progressive vision...
Q2 2024 Newsletter
May 1, 2024Ocutech Announces totally Revamped Website Focused on Life-Changing Benefits of Bioptics Ocutech proudly unveils its newly redesigned website, aimed at showcasing the transformative potential of bioptics for individuals with low...
South African Author Finds Visual and Emotional Refuge with Ocutech Bioptics
Jan 18, 2024When 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 some of her own. Terry-Ann is...
Madison Kolb: How one College Freshman used her Ocutech bioptic to live out her musical dreams
Oct 11, 2023This is the story of Madison Kolb, a freshman in college who has defied all odds to get to where she is today. Madison may be only 18 years old,...
Alyssa Herron: “My Ocutech bioptic has made me the most independent I have ever been.”
Sep 11, 2023For Alyssa Herron, the sky wasn’t always the limit. For the longest time, her limit was navigating a legally blind diagnosis she had since birth, caused by nystagmus and astigmatism....
Modern Low Vision Aids Can Help Minimize the Impact of Visual Impairment on One’s Life
Apr 14, 2023Download This PDF White Paper Or Read On Whether we were born with a visual impairment or developed vision loss later in life, not seeing well in our very ‘visually...
Jason Turkish
Dec 10, 2022I had previously considered driving with a telescope two decades ago but thought the optics and field of view at that time were too limited. When Covid-19 made ride-sharing problematic,...
The Low Vision Service at Lissac Opticians Rivoli, Paris, France becomes France’s first authorized Ocutech Prescriber
Dec 8, 2022Ocutech, 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 become France’s first Authorized Ocutech...
Staycee
Nov 8, 2022I use my biopic telescope to help me drive these glasses have opened up so many doors for me I truly have found some new independence which feels amazing. I...
Patrick Eddy
Nov 8, 2022Posting On the Behalf of My Uncle, Who has had his bioptic for 2 years. This is the best thing that has happened to him in recent years. He is...
“It’s a Whole New World and a Whole New Life Experience” — How One Ocutech User Made Her Dreams Come True
Nov 3, 2022No words will ever be able to fully capture the story of Crystal Davis and Ocutech- it’s a story full of twists and turns, of a woman’s resilience, of...
Adventure Awaits: How a Paraglider Proved the Sky’s His Limit
Jul 5, 2022It’s another beautiful weekend in Central Texas for paramotoring enthusiast, Cody Smith. With the wind and the sun on his face he feels like he can do anything- and he...
“It was a different life then”— says Bill McKenzie on his world without his Ocutech Bioptics
Jun 1, 2022For Bill McKenzie, the old proverb “big things come in small packages” could not ring truer. It began when he received his first Ocutech bioptic telescope low vision aid. It...
“It honestly felt like a dream”— How an Avid Explorer Got to See the World Again
May 17, 2022Just six months ago, Alan Vosko experienced what he described as “as close to a miracle as I could ever imagine.” After losing all of his sight in his left...
“They’re an Eye-Changer, Quite Literally”— How an Ocutech Bioptic changed the life of a new father.
Apr 7, 2022When Luis Angel Aponte’s daughter was born, there were new realities he and his wife knew they would have to face together. Most of them are common to all new...
“She Became So Much More Curious”— How a visually impaired 15 Year Old’s World Suddenly Changed
Feb 3, 2022Cheryl Jones didn’t know how to respond after taking her daughter, Leah, to yet another eye doctor to see why her daughter had so much difficulty seeing clearly, when the...
“If It Weren’t for Ocutech, I Wouldn’t Have My License”— Julius Frierson is Seeing New Possibilities
Dec 7, 2021Julius Frierson shuts the door to his car, parked on a street in the rolling hills of Ventura, California, with a grin— remembering how the license in his wallet and...
Australia’s first ever bioptic driving demonstration day using Ocutech bioptics
Nov 19, 2021Ocutech is extremely proud to be part of this event. Australia’s first ever bioptic driving demonstration day–using Ocutech bioptics, was held last week at Wakefield Park, near Goulburn. An estimated...
Mack Despard
Nov 15, 2019I 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 company’s innovation to allow me...
Tim Goetz – Opportunity by Ocutech
Dec 27, 2017Tim Goetz Call it “Opportunity by Ocutech” It’s Thanksgiving 2017, and I’m sitting here at work thinking over the last 20 odd years. Yes, I can’t believe it either, but...