Article from Ophthalmology Times Note from Miss Ruth: Definition of Blepharospasm: A rare, neurological movement disorder characterized by involuntary, forceful blinking, eye twitching, and spasms of […]
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From the Foundation Fighting Blindness: Saturday, May 23, 2026, 12:00 p.m. (EDT) Join us for our Quarterly Vision Webinar on Mental Health, in honor of
Article from the Foundation Fighting Blindness Raising two twins with the same rare condition comes with challenges that many people cannot see. Everyday tasks often
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Note from Miss Ruth: This flyer was received from VLANJ, an invaluable resource to me personally. I’m not affiliated with them, but I do highly
Beep Baseball Adaptive sports Beep Baseball From: Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) Baseball is often called America’s pastime, but what happens when the game is reimagined
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News|Articles|May 10, 2026 From Ophthalmology Times Author(s)Lynda Charters Key Takeaways NBBA membership has grown from a small nonprofit cohort to 507 registrants by 2025, with
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by Miss Ruth From the Chronicle, the publication of the New Jersey Council of the Blind, April 2026 I’ve been thinking lately about the way
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Generational Federationism by Latonya Phipps Cross From the Editor of the Braille Monitor, the National Federation of the Blind’s Flagship Publication: Latonya Phipps Cross is
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From Ophthalmology Times May 5, 2026 ARVO = Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Author(s)Sheryl Stevenson Key Takeaways MCO-010 yielded ~3 ETDRS-line BCVA improvements
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of vision loss in older adults, and current treatments do not work well enough for many patients,
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