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Upcoming Activities

  • Regular Meeting - Saturday June 27, 2009 - 10:00 AM until 12:00 PM
  • Guest Speaker - Karl Brunig with Christal Vision will provide a demonstration from a collection of low vision products.
  • Show & Tell - Please bring items and ideas with low vision interest to share with the group.
  • Location: Metropolitan Multi-Service Facility - 1475 West Gray, Houston, TX (MMSC Maps & Directions)
    • Across from River Oaks Shopping Center
  • Regular Meeting - Saturday August 29, 2009 - 10:00 AM until 12:00 PM (Note: Date Change)
  • Location: Metropolitan Multi-Service Facility - 1475 West Gray, Houston, TX (MMSC Maps & Directions)
    • Across from River Oaks Shopping Center
  • VisionWalk - October 24, 2009 - The event will take place at the Discovery Green Park - Sponsored by the Foundation Fighting Blindness - Join the HLVC team and pitch in. Benjamin is the Houston Low Vision Club Team Captain. (Note: This is the link to sign up for Ben's HLVC team.)
  • Live Theater Productions - (Live descripting by HTBR)
    • Productions scheduled monthly

Implantable Telescope Improves Vision!

This is a new product that improves vision as much as three and a half lines on an eye chart. The FDA may approve its use soon.

NY Times - Technology Does What A Guide Dog Can't

Web Anywhere

This is a link to a new "internet based" text to speech web browser. It provides internet access to those with low vision from locations such as libraries that do not have expensive software and systems available. It will work with any computer that has web access and a speaker system attached. Give it a try! Please note: This is a development edition of the software.

Ocutech Boptic Telescope Demonstration Video

General Information

The Houston Low Vision Club is sponsored by the Center for Sight Enhancement at the University of Houston, College of Optometry.

The club's objective is to assist those experiencing significantly reduced vision loss to discover ways to continue daily activities and maintain their independence. In addition to providing members access to valuable information, the club provides the visually impaired an opportunity to talk with others that share their challenges, including family members and friends. Membership in the club is available to all adults who are experiencing some loss of visual acuity, their friends, and those interested in the field of sight enhancement.

Club meetings frequently include guest speakers from the Center for Sight enhancement, other agencies, or commercial providers. In the past these have included manufacturers of specialty equipment, specialist in mobility, driver training, state agencies such as DARS, and Lighthouse for the Blind. Field trips are frequently an option.

  • Regular Meetings are held on fourth Saturdays from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

This site is designed with low vision users in mind. I welcome any suggestions that you may have to improve content or usability.

Please send suggestions to: jgreer613 (at) gmail (dot) com

Thank you!