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A New Discovery That Could Help Reverse Vision Loss
Learn more about a new discovery with the potential to reverse vision loss by clicking the link below: Discovery holds potential for reversing vision loss An Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation discovery could pave the way for therapies to reverse vision loss common...
Register Now for Dining in the Dark!
Registration is now open for VLANJ Goes Virtual: A Dining in the Dark Experience
VLANJ Goes Virtual October 29, 2020
On October 29, 2020, at 6:45 pm, Vision Loss Alliance of New Jersey will host VLANJ Goes Virtual: A Dining in the Dark Experience, our organization’s primary 2020 fundraising event. The event is designed to enable sighted individuals to experience the world...
Vision Problems During COVID-19 Pandemic
People have unfortunately developed serious vision problems due to the drop in eye care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more by clicking the link below. Eye of the Storm: Vision Problems Part of COVID-19's Collateral Damage The coronavirus tidal wave has made Dr....
Continued Virtual Classes Thanks To Grotta Grant
The Grotta Fund for Senior Care awarded VLANJ nearly $10,000 in COVID-19 relief funding! This grant allows us to provide Beyond Sight wellness classes, peer support groups, and technology-focused offerings over Zoom video conferencing through the end of 2020, at no...
A New Technique To Reverse Vision Loss
What happens when you inject healthy cells into damaged eyes? Click the article link below to learn more about a recent study on this topic. New cell injection technique could help reverse forms of vision loss University of Toronto Engineering researchers have...
Eating For Healthy Eyes
Americans may not be eating enough of the foods and nutrients that they need to protect their eye health. Click the article link below the image to learn what nutrients you may need to be eating more of! Eating for Eye Health - Food & Nutrition Magazine According...
Red Light and The Retina
Learn what a simple red light could do for eyesight! Can red light recharge the retina? With the retina aging quicker than other organs in the body, due to the high concentration and decline of mitochondria in photoreceptors (light-sensitive rods and color-sensitive...
Exercise And Vision Loss
How can exercising help to slow or prevent vision loss? ScienceDaily.com shares some insights on how exercise can slow or prevent several common causes. Exercise can slow or prevent vision loss, study finds Exercise can slow or prevent the development of macular...
Meet VLANJ Technology Learning Lab Instructors
Blind since birth, Christina Brino spent eight years of her career developing self-help groups for people with vision impairment at St. Clare’s Medical Center. She then served 15 years as the disabilities coordinator for Morris County’s Office for the Disabled. After...
Avoiding Foggy Glasses With Your Face Mask
Do your glasses constantly fog up while wearing your face mask? Here are some helpful tips from the University of Utah Health: Tips for Avoiding Foggy Eyeglasses When You Wear Your Face MaskIf you wear glasses and are helping slow the spread of coronavirus by...
Inspired by People with Vision Loss, Denville Resident Joins VLANJ Board
Working in Manhattan after college, Carol Burgio marveled at people with vision loss who confidently navigated the midtown streets. “They seemed fearless,” Burgio said. She began volunteering for a nonprofit in the neighborhood that helped people with severe visual...
Retired American Foundation for the Blind Leader Takes Helm of VLANJ Board
Carl Augusto is passionate about Vision Loss Alliance of New Jersey’s work empowering people who are visually impaired. “Severe vision loss is a serious challenge, but with the right attitude, perseverance and adaptive skills, people can — and do — live and work...
‘Tech Talks’ Teach People With Visual Impairment Tools for Online Engagement
Vision Loss Alliance of New Jersey was about to launch its long-awaited Technology Learning Lab when the COVID-19 pandemic forced the nonprofit to temporarily close its locations. Nine students had signed up for the six-week pilot to learn the Microsoft...
Virtual Yoga, Now and Zen
Jackie Millard’s encouraging voice comes over Zoom’s audio, piano music tinkling. She directs listeners in their own homes to sit comfortably, then inhale deeply and exhale slowly. “Feel the slow cycle of the breath moving in and out of the body; it’s like...
A new bionic eye could restore 20/20 vision to people who are blind
Article by Edd Gent via Singularity Hub https://singularityhub.com/2020/05/22/a-new-bionic-eye-could-give-robots-and-the-blind-20-20-vision/ Image Credit: Free-Photos from Pixabay
Sports and Eye Safety
As May is coming to a close and a lot of us are beginning to spend more time outside, it's imperative to take one more look at eye safety – May is Sports Eye Safety month after all. Why the focus on eyes? Aren't sports supposed to be fun and good for your health?...
Cool Tech News – Google’s new AI system can help predict vision loss
Google has developed an Artificial intelligence (AI)-based system that performed as well as, and in certain cases better than, clinicians in predicting progression of a common eye condition that can cause vision loss. The results, published in the journal Nature...
Tech Talks Tackles Grocery Shopping!
Made possible by a generous grant from The Provident Bank Foundation, VLANJ Tech Talks discusses accessible technologies and accessibility features of personal computers, iPads and iPhones. The classroom is virtual, conducted via Zoom, and free for all attendees. In...
Nine Tips for Healthy Vision
May is Healthy Vision Month. It's important to have a comprehensive dilated eye exam once a year to check for common eye problems. Taking care of your eyes is a priority, just like eating healthy and getting physical activity. While in quarantine, it may not be...
Contact lenses and COVID-19
Health experts are urging people to avoid touching their face, as SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19 can enter the body through the mouth, nose and eyes. This leaves millions of people across the globe who wear contact lenses wondering whether they are placing...
VLANJ goes virtual to serve people with vision loss during COVID-19 crisis
When the COVID-19 pandemic forced Vision Loss Alliance of New Jersey to halt programs at its locations, that left a hole in the lives of people who are blind and visually impaired. VLANJ needed a temporary home for its Beyond Sight wellness classes, peer support...
Giving Tuesday Now!
Join Vision Loss Alliance of New Jersey on Tuesday May 5th as we kick off #GivingTuesdayNow, a day dedicated to inspire donations and citizen engagement to support communities and nonprofits around the world. Communities and individuals are...
Tech Talks virtual class starts today!
VLANJ Tech Talks virtual classroom kicks off "Zooming" its first session this evening, Wednesday, April 29th, from 7PM to 9PM. Led by VLANJ technology instructors Christina Brino and Susanne Sytsma, VLANJ Tech Talks is a monthly technology discussion forum,...
VLANJ announces new, virtual class – Now and Zen
A new class is open to all people with vision loss: Now and Zen. Join us for an audio described Yoga experience that will facilitate core strengthening, flexibility, and an overall sense of peace and well-being. This class will take place on Wednesdays at 10:00...