This guest post is courtesy of John Garcia. He is a Licensed Dispensing Optician and Manager of Miami Lighthouse for the Blind’s Vision Solutions Center (see Resources below).

Finding out that you or a loved one is blind or visually impaired can be overwhelming. What can be even more overwhelming is sifting through the vast amount of resources and devices on the internet that are available to help. There is no one size fits all approach. That’s why it’s important to have an open dialogue with your optometrist and/or ophthalmologist.

Follow the link for this discussion which is archived on the Lighthouse for the Blind website