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There are six levels of visual function Normal vision Moderate vision impairment Severe vision impairment Profound vision impairment Near-total vision impairment Blindness What is low vision Loss of eyesight caused by disease or injury to the eye or brain that cannot be corrected with glasses...

The Harvard Ophthalmology Mobility Enhancement and Vision Rehabilitation Center of Excellence aims to help people with low vision safely achieve greater freedom and quality of life by enhancing the use of their residual vision and by improving their ability to navigate on foot or by car. Researchers...

Dear Colleagues, January was National Glaucoma Awareness Month, an important time to spread the word about this vision-robbing disease. Glaucoma is a leading cause of worldwide blindness; yet, half of the three million Americans with glaucoma are not aware that they have it. People of all ages...

Diagnostic Technology Diagnostic technology for glaucoma is evolving at a rapid pace. Examples of optic nerve imaging technology that aid in the early detection and management of glaucoma are: digital fundus photography, confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (HRT), and optical coherence tomography...

Louis R. Pasquale, MD Professor of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical SchoolDirector, Glaucoma Service, Mass. Eye and Ear At what point should an eye care provider refer a patient to a glaucoma specialist? Glaucoma specialists have the training and expertise to medically and surgically treat all types...