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ConnectCenter brings together trusted services, programs, and practical resources for people who are blind, have low vision, or are living with other vision-related conditions. Support is available through state and local agencies that serve individuals across the full vision spectrum. We encourage you to explore the links below to find help with education, employment, independent […]

A genetic retinal disorder. Onset typically occurs in a person’s fifth to sixth decade. Symptoms include night blindness, progressing to severe central and peripheral degeneration with choroidal neovascularization and chorioretinal atrophy. Because it is late onset, it is often mistaken for regular macular degeneration. Note, however, that this disorder, in its severest state, affects both […]

Visual impairment is caused by damage to those parts of the brain related to vision. Although the eye is normal, the brain cannot properly process the information it receives. The degree of low vision may be mild or severe and can vary greatly, even daily. Also known as cerebral visual impairment, cortical visual impairment (CVI) […]

Neuromyelitis optica (NMO), also known as Devic’s disease, is an autoimmune disorder in which immune system cells and antibodies mistakenly attack and destroy myelin cells in the optic nerves (neuritis) and the spinal cord (myelitis). NMO leads to the loss of myelin, a fatty substance that surrounds nerve fibers and helps nerve signals move from […]