Low Vision Support Group

Dr. Don Fletcher will be our next speaker. Each year Dr. Fletcher hosts an informal gathering of clinicians and clinical researchers in Low Vision Rehabilitation. The group meets to discuss problems…

Join Dr. Don Fletcher, one of the world’s leading authorities on Low Vision Rehabilitation, to share experiences and learn about the things that help you maintain a full and happy life while living…

Understanding speech involves both hearing AND vision. In this presentation, Dr. Helen J. Simon will describe hearing loss and how the two senses are related in understanding the spoken word. She will…

Carla Brown is an amazingly energetic and active woman in spite of advanced Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP). She will share some of the techniques, technologies and attitudes that have proved helpful. The…

Peripheral vision is what is seen to the sides when the eye is pointing straight ahead. Mark is a member of the Low Vision Support Group and a research subject at Smith-Kettlewell. Mark will talk…

Come find out more about our understanding of vision, and learn about new treatments and technologies to come in the near future.

Our speaker will be Steve Reichenbach. Steve is researcher at UC Berkeley and an avid cyclist who also has severe visual impairment. Steve will share with us his tips for enjoying life. The Low Vision…

The Low Vision Support Group meets on the first Wednesday of every month at 3 pm. The meetings are at the Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Building, which is located at 2318 Fillmore Street in San…

Dr. Santani Teng recently visited the lighthouse and will provide further details of his research in echolocation. This talk will center on how people with vision loss perceive their environments…

Joseph Retherford, author of Blind Courage , lost his sight in a hunting accident but feels it has been one of the better things that has happened to him. He shares what he did to overcome and how a…