Prevent Blindness, the nation’s oldest eye health and safety nonprofit organization, has declared March as Workplace Eye Wellness Month. That’s particularly important this year, since so many people are working remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, meaning a LOT more screen time. So...
Smartphones could be used to scan people’s eyes for early-warning signs of glaucoma, the University of Birmingham in the UK reports. A new study shows how a mobile measurement method using smartphones would help to prevent severe ocular diseases and blindness. Some of the most common...
Vermonters who are deaf or hard of hearing should have an easier time at their local Department of Motor Vehicles office after the state’s purchase of 11 new communications devices, the Eagle Times reports. The devices have two small keyboards and a double-sided screen, allowing users to type...
Jennifer Lopez is wearing them, Kylie Jenner and Rashida Jones are promoting them, and Drew Barrymore is selling them, The New York Times reports. Blue-light glasses seem to be the accessory of the moment. But do we really need them? Blue-light glasses have lenses that filter out some light waves...
For Dianne Keil, losing her hearing dramatically changed the way she interacted with the world. As she described herself to us: “I’m a very active lady. I enjoy music, art, church, exercise, dining out.” But when her hearing started to go, “It made me something of an...
NBC is developing Look At Me, a drama series inspired by the life of deaf model, actor and activist Nyle DiMarco, Vulture reports. Written by Tom Donnelly and Josh Oppenheimer (Conan the Barbarian), Look At Me is an ensemble drama about a multi-generational deaf family and their hearing...
As a young child, renowned singer Andrea Bocelli suffered from congenital glaucoma, the UK’s Daily Express reports. When he was 5 years old, his mother discovered that the only way to comfort him was to play classical music. He learned to read music using Braille. In his 2016 his...
The breakout hit of this year’s Sundance Film Festival will expand the conversation about diversity in Hollywood, the Houston Chronicle reports. “CODA,” which stands for “Child of Deaf Adults,” depicts the life of a mostly deaf family that communicates through sign language. It’s remake of...
If you were among the millions who watched the Superbowl last weekend, you were also treated to a wonderful performance, as Deaf rapper Warren “Wawa” Snipe performed the national anthem in American Sign Language. His rendition of the Star Spangled Banner showed the physical eloquence...
The latest benefactor of 3D printing technology is a two-and-a-half pound Pomeranian named Sienna, freethink.com reports. Like many seniors, Sienna has failing eyesight, resulting in collisions with door frames and walls. But Sienna is in luck, because her owner, Chad Lalande, has a brand-new 3D...
Ever since the National Association of the Deaf asked him last month to perform the national anthem in American Sign Language at Sunday’s Super Bowl pregame, Warren ‘Wawa’ Snipe, who is deaf, began studying the lyrics and translating them to ASL, The Washington Post reports. “I would...
A new study in the UK adds to the scientific literature connecting eyesight problems with increased air pollution, The Hill reports. In the study, published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology, scientists observed more than 115,000 volunteers between the ages of 40 and 69 to gauge if increased...
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