Monthly Archive for May, 2009

Did you always take Low Vision Exam and ask Low Vision Specialist?

Once you’ve learned that you have vision loss that cannot be completely corrected and could interfere with your everyday living, it’s important to schedule a visit with a low vision specialist. A low vision specialist is either an ophthalmologist or optometrist who is trained to conduct a special low vision eye examination.

So, what is Low vision exam exactly?

The low vision exam includes a “functional vision assessment” to determine how your specific visual impairment affects your ability to perform everyday activities. Using low vision eye charts, the specialist will assess your level of vision, prescribe and teach you how to use low vision devices, and recommend helpful services.

Examples of the devices and services you may receive include:

1. Special optical devices—such as magnifiers
2. Pocket-sized telescopes, or video magnifiers which use lenses to magnify images so that print or objects will appear larger to the eye.

Their also might be use Nonoptical devices and modifications that make objects or your surroundings more easily visible, such as improved lighting, large-print reading materials, or decorating with contrasting colors.

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Ps: I hope some of you understand what is Low Vision and the dangerous of having low vision in our life. Please take care about your eyes and always go find your eye specialist every month if you can..

What you should know about Low Vision?

Having “low vision” is not the same as being “blind.” Of course we cannot call it as being blind. Its too rude right for certain person? For example, your doctor may tell you that you have a spot in the center of your vision that limits your ability to read or see people’s faces, but you will still be able to get around using your side vision. Or you may have vision loss in the periphery of your vision but still see clearly enough to read through use of central vision.

How low vision may affect you?

Among older persons, low vision can result from specific eye conditions such as cataracts, macular degeneration, glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy, or from a stroke. Low vision may affect your ability to see people’s faces or watch television, to read, to drive, and even to match colors

The important thing is to know that there is help. For example, there are low vision professionals who can provide you a low vision exam as a first step in determining how you can use your remaining vision. Often, these professionals will have recommendations on devices and low vision services that can help you to maximize your remaining vision and learn new ways of doing everyday tasks.

Ps:  If you still don’t know you have problem with your eyes or you thought you have low vision, please go and ask some eye doctor first and do some eye exam first. Its really a big help if you do that early.

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5 Tips How to raise money to pay surgery cost?

If you need fund or money to pay for your eye surgery. How you will find it? From your own money or what? If you still not have any funds to pay that surgery cost. How you can raise your money to be able pay that surgery? I believe some of you must have good idea how to get that money. This is some suggestion from me. Might be works with you..

1. Try to get personal loan. If you government worker, it really easy to apply personal loan.
2. Ask your family only if they really super rich!
3. Do some online job like blogging or forex
4. Become a robbery.
5. Join some reality show like American Idol, Akademi Fantasia, One in Million or anything like that.

Thats the only way i can see that can help you raise money for your eye surgery funds. If you looking for charity or to get some donation from some company, that will be a big help too. Anyway, just go and do it first.

Ps: I believe you can learn from this tips. If you think its hard to raise money to pay eye surgery cost. You are totally wronng. Just when you think can’t do that, it doesn’t mean you can get the money. Please try it first before you think like that. Do something first before you start crying or give up!