Jan 18, 2024
#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...
Oct 19, 2023
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...
Jun 21, 2023
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...
Jun 14, 2023
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...
Apr 14, 2023
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...
Dec 10, 2022
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....
Dec 08, 2022
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...
Dec 08, 2022
#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—...
Nov 10, 2022
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...
Nov 08, 2022
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...
Nov 08, 2022
#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...
Nov 03, 2022
#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...
Nov 01, 2022
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...
Sep 14, 2022
#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...
Jul 05, 2022
#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...
Jun 01, 2022
#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...
May 17, 2022
#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...
Apr 07, 2022
#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...
Mar 01, 2022
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...
Feb 23, 2022
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...
Feb 18, 2022
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...
Feb 03, 2022
#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...
Feb 02, 2022
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...
Feb 01, 2022
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...
Jan 18, 2022
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...
Dec 17, 2021
#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
Dec 07, 2021
#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...
Nov 19, 2021
#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...
Nov 09, 2021
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...
Nov 08, 2021
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...
Nov 08, 2021
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...
Nov 04, 2021
#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...
Oct 27, 2021
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....
Oct 08, 2021
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...
Sep 22, 2021
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...
Sep 08, 2021
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...
Aug 19, 2021
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...
Jul 07, 2021
Three things I always try to remind myself:
Jul 07, 2021
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,...
Jun 07, 2021
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...
Feb 25, 2021
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...
Feb 25, 2020
Dr. Chantal Overvliet, of the Oculus Vision Centre in Windhoek, is the sole optometrist providing low vision care in all of Namibia. After...
Feb 12, 2020
OCUTECH, Inc., the worldwide leader in developing advanced bioptic telescopes for the visually impaired, has released a special video called "Open Your World with...
Dec 11, 2019
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...
Dec 11, 2019
#Ocular Albinism #Kids #School An open letter from an Ocutech user with ocular albinism to a mother with a child with the same disorder....
Nov 15, 2019
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...
Oct 30, 2019
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...
Oct 08, 2019
#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...
Aug 01, 2019
#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...
May 07, 2019
#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...
Mar 19, 2019
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...
Mar 15, 2019
#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...
Feb 05, 2019
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...
Oct 19, 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,...
Sep 06, 2018
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...
Aug 20, 2018
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...
Dec 27, 2017
#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...
Dec 09, 2017
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...
Apr 15, 2016
#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...
Apr 08, 2016
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...
Feb 19, 2016
#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...