Available in a 1-day, 2-week, or monthly lens. Schedule your annual eye exam with your Vision Source® optometrist to find out if a silicone hydrogel contact lens might be the right choice for your lifestyle. Aqua Clear® allows you to wear the lenses for up to 6 nights and 7 days. Thanks to our exclusive Aquaform® Technology, Biofinity® lenses allow plenty of oxygen to pass through to your eyes. Many enjoy the convenience of a daily disposable lens like Fresh Day®. There's no cleaning or maintenance, simply toss away on a daily basis. My Day™ is the latest in silicone hydrogel technology offering even less awareness of the lens. The MyDay lens is wonderfully soft - softer than other silicone hydrogel, daily disposable lenses - yet they're easy to insert and remove. After purchasing your Aqua Clear®, Biofinity®, Fresh Day®, or MyDay® contact lenses from a participating Vision Source® optometrist, download this rebate and follow the instructions to either receive a Visa® Gift Card or to donate a portion of your rebate savings to Optometry Giving Sight, an organization dedicated to providing sight to millions of people around the world. See rebate for details.
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The Wide Spectrum Of Visual Impairment – Optometrist, Eye Doctor in Grantsville, UT | Spectrum Eye Care
There is a wide range of visual impairment beyond what glasses can correct, and it’s important for sighted people to understand what that range is so that we will be better equipped to provide the right kind of assistance. It’s also important to realize that being visually impaired doesn’t mean losing the ability to lead a full, exciting life!
A variety of eye diseases, genetic disorders, and birth defects, as well as old age and injuries, can interfere with healthy vision. Sometimes the vision loss is too severe to be corrected with lenses and not eligible to be repaired with modern procedures.
These visual impairments don’t all work the same. Some, like macular degeneration, erode the central vision without affecting peripheral vision. It is also possible to have a narrowed field of vision, in which central vision is fine but the peripheral vision is limited. Other visual impairments include photophobia (inability to tolerate light), diplopia (double vision), visual distortion, and difficulty with visual perception.
If someone has 20/70 visual acuity (meaning that they can only see something 20 feet away as well as something a person with normal vision can see from 70 feet away) or worse in their best eye even with corrective lenses, they have “low vision.” If they have 20/200 visual acuity in their best eye or worse, they are considered legally blind.
Even total blindness isn’t the same for everyone. Some people are blind from birth. Others lose their vision over time, sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. Some blind people can tell the difference between light and darkness, while others can’t perceive any visual information at all.
Every visually impaired person’s situation is unique, but what they all have in common is that they are still people who deserve to be treated with respect. Talk to them like you would anyone else, and don’t just jump in and try to be a knight in shining armor. Politely greet them, introduce yourself, and ask if they need help. If they want help with mobility, ask them where they want you, match their walking speed, and describe upcoming obstacles like curbs, stairs, and sudden changes in the angle of the ground.
Be very specific when describing objects or places/placements. If you place something in front of the person you are helping, let them know where you placed it so they don’t lose track of it. If you’re in their home, you might offer to help tidy up, but make sure you place everything exactly where they want it or they may not be able to find it again.
Finally, if you see a visually impaired person with a guide dog, do not distract the dog while it’s working! As much as we all love petting friendly dogs, these highly trained canines have an important job to do.
Technology and medicine are advancing at an astounding rate, and the day when all forms of blindness and vision loss become curable might not be too many years in the future. Until then, we should all strive to help our vision-impaired family members, friends, and neighbors, and we should do everything we can to keep our own vision healthy.
Top image by Flickr user Oregon State University used under Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 4.0 license. Image cropped and modified from original.
The New Hampshire Travel Council will be hosting a Legislative Breakfast on March, 12, 2014 from 7:30 AM until 9 AM at the State House Cafeteria.
The breakfast will be an opportunity for the public to meet the elected officials of the Council. It will also serve as a chance to learn the importance of the travel and tourism industry to the state’s economy.
The breakfast is free of charge. Please RSVP to margaret(at)nhtravelcouncil.com. The State House is located at 107 N Main Street in Concord, NH.
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