Low Vision Care Centre

Low Vision Care Centre We want to stress the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to low vision, to give independence

14/09/2025
09/09/2025
Seeing less clearly?Our Low-Vision Assessment helps you discover practical tools and strategies for reading, mobility an...
08/09/2025

Seeing less clearly?

Our Low-Vision Assessment helps you discover practical tools and strategies for reading, mobility and daily tasks. (Educational info only; not medical advice.)

Reply "ASSESS" for appointment info or visit lowvision.co.za/

Contact us for comprehensive low vision assessment APPOINTMENTS: 072 154 1992 (011) 678 4438

07/09/2025

A University of Limerick (UL) graduate has designed the world’s first fully accessible saliva-based pregnancy test for visually impaired women.

She created the test, called Amy, when she realised that blind and visually impaired women were excluded from the intimate moment of discovering their own pregnancy. It delivers results through touch, sight and sound, or can link to a webpage on the user's phone with the result.

Leah Shanahan (23), who is from Tralee, Co Kerry, was inspired to design the test by her own experience with visual impairment. She was born with sight in only one eye, but says 'it’s important I don’t overstate my experience of sight loss, especially since working with the blind women I spoke with for this project and seeing how it affects every aspect of their life. My experience of sight loss served as inspiration for this project, but without them sharing their lived experiences, this project never would have been possible.'

She says she would be open to taking the concept further and commercialising it, acknowledging that getting into any medical device space will always be a 'tough road'.

Jackie McBrearty, who was a participant in Ms Shanahan’s research, said: 'Her design gives blind women privacy during one of the biggest moments of their lives, which could be either the worst or the best thing ever for them'

07/09/2025
06/09/2025

Audio description opens doors for everyone to enjoy art and learn. ✨

When we attend a live show, explore a museum, or watch a film, so much of the story is told without words - through expressions, silent moments, or visual cues. For individuals who are blind, have low vision, or benefit from sound, audio description transforms these experiences into fully accessible ones.

From live performances to art exhibits, conferences, and more, audio descriptions offer vivid verbal translations of what's happening on screen or stage. Audio description ensures no one misses out on the story.

Visit our audio description resources page to learn more: ➡️ bit.ly/3UajxPX

03/09/2025
02/09/2025
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01/09/2025

PLEASE NOTE TO REGISTER FOR ZOOM AFTER PAYMENT

After paying, add your email to the “YOCO Receipt Message” (you will automatically be redirected to this screen) - check your email for your YOCO receipt and click the link to register on ZOOM to receive the ZOOM link to attend the Webinar

03 September 2025 @ 17:30
LIVE WEBINAR - NO RECORDING!!

TOPIC: Field Expansion with Magnetic Clip-On Multiplexing Prism (MxP) For Monocular Patients and Patients with Bitemporal Hemianopia

You are invited to register for a Zoom webinar!

CEU @ R150 Register here👇
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When: Sep 3, 2025 17:30 Johannesburg

Topic: Field Expansion with Magnetic Clip-On Multiplexing Prism (MxP)�For Monocular Patients and Patients with Bitemporal Hemianopia

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Webinar Speakers



Eli Peli (Prof )

MSc, OD, FAAO

For over 40 years I have been leading vision rehabilitation research related to reading, enhancing of images and videos and evaluating the enhancement effects, and mobility both on foot and in driving. I have been solidly funded for 42 years by NIH in pursuit of this work and have had additional support from DoD, NASA, Industry, and private foundations. I have established a productive and effective lab which is unique in its concentration on developing and evaluation of low vision devices going all the way from concept to multicenter clinical trials. I have also made substantial contributions to basic vision science in the areas of psychophysics, eye movement control and binocular vision. I have done this through multiple collaborations with other academic investigators as well as with many partners in industry and DoD.

Patients with acquired monocular vision AMV face numerous challenges. The permanent field loss of temporal crescent leads to difficulties in mobility, such as collisions with other pedestrians, difficulty of navigation in crowded environment. The development of field expansion devices for patients with acquired monocular vision (AMV) using an element called Multiplexing Prism, implemented in a magnetic clip-on is described. We will learn to easily fit the device, utilizing self-confrontation perimetry, and how the patients use the cosmetic and convenient device. The conditions that lead to collisions between AMV patients and other pedestrians are explained. Bitemporal hemianopia field loss is equivalent to having bilateral AMV. Thus, 2 MxP device expand the visual field of patients with bitemporal hemianopia.

01/09/2025

31/08/2025

Louzanne Coetzee is more than a T11 middle-distance runner, she’s a beacon of resilience and global inspiration. With every stride, she shattered boundaries to claim her place on the Paralympic podium.

Low Vision Centre of Learning Low Vision Care Centre Mozambique Zambia South Africa PLEASE NOTE TO REGISTER FOR ZOOM AFT...
25/08/2025

Low Vision Centre of Learning Low Vision Care Centre Mozambique Zambia South Africa

PLEASE NOTE TO REGISTER FOR ZOOM AFTER PAYMENT

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27 August 2025 @ 17:30
LIVE WEBINAR

TOPIC: The Nervous System, Stress and Visual Impairment, A Chiropractic Perspective

OPTION 1 @ R150 CEU

https://pay.yoco.com/low-vision-centre-of-learning?amount=150&reference=27Aug25Webinar

OPTION 2 - NO CEU
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When: Aug 27, 2025 17:30 Johannesburg

Topic: The Nervous System, Stress and Visual Impairment, A Chiropractic Perspective�Presented by Dr. Nicole Bernic, Family Wellness Chiropractor



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Webinar Speakers



Nicole Bernic (Dr Chiropractic)

Dr. Nicole Bernic is a Johannesburg-based chiropractor with nearly two decades of experience in neurologically focused, family-centred care. She is the founder of Fourways Chiropractic, supporting people of all ages—especially infants, children, and families—with gentle, brain-based care to regulate the nervous system, support development, and enhance wellbeing.

Nicole began studying Zoology, but a personal back injury led her to chiropractic—a perfect blend of science and natural healing. She graduated from the University of Johannesburg in 2005 and developed a special interest in paediatrics, primitive reflex integration, and nervous system regulation.

She is certified in Torque Release Technique (TRT), has repeated the training several times, and brought the trainer to South Africa twice. She is currently completing certification in Sacro Occipital Technique (SOT) and has training in auricular therapy, kinesiotaping, dry needling, and primitive brain development. Nicole trained under Darren Barnes in primitive reflex integration and completed a paediatrics course through AECC under Joyce Miller. She is a member of the Paediatric Chiropractic Association of South Africa (PCA), having completed all their online CPD training and attended the last two symposiums.

Nicole is also a certified Happy for No Reason facilitator, offering in-person and online programs from one-hour webinars to full six-week courses. She integrates Live Right for Your Brain Type, developed by a fellow chiropractor, to help patients manage stress, boost energy, and support healing.

As a twin mom, MS warrior, and someone who has faced grief, Nicole brings compassion and lived wisdom to her work. She is passionate about helping others reconnect with their inner resilience, regulate their nervous systems, and experience meaningful, lasting change.



This webinar explores the remarkable innate intelligence that exists within each of us, an intelligence governed by the nervous system. When the nervous system is functioning optimally and free from interference, the body is naturally self-healing and self-regulating.We’ll touch on how everyday stress, whether physical, chemical, or emotional, and our inability to adapt to it, can lead to nerve interference, known as subluxations. These subluxations disrupt communication between the brain and body, leading to symptoms and dis-ease over time.Dr. Nicole will briefly discuss the main causes of subluxations, the effects of a maladaptive stress response, and how visual impairment may influence the nervous system. The webinar also highlights the importance of primitive reflexes, how their retention can impact neurological function, and why chiropractic care, through its focus on nervous system adaptability, is especially relevant for those with visual challenges

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Heathway Square, Beyers Naude Drive, Blackheath
Johannesburg

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Monday 09:00 - 16:00
Tuesday 09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 09:00 - 17:00
Thursday 09:00 - 17:00
Friday 09:00 - 16:00
Saturday 09:00 - 13:00

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