In this progr am, you will discover how some of the world’s most famous artists dealt with their own eye diseases and how their work changed. You will also hear how sighted artists, through the ages, tried to depict people who were blind.

This program will continue explaining the benefits of low vision rehabilitation. You will learn about environmental changes you can make and about available products to help you maximize your remaining vision.

This program will help you understand the benefits of low vision rehabilitation, starting with a description of the evaluation and assessment you’ll need to get started. It will include some adaptations and training tips, with more to follow in the next program.

Little program notes and ideas just sort of pile up, waiting to fit in. Today’s program features a collection of those little ideas that I call Timely Tidbits. You’ll hear about two very important organizations, some healthy eating suggestions and about a New York City busker.

In order to understand the present, it’s always good to look back. In this program you’ll hear a short history of ophthalmology and you’ll hear about some of the people who made important contributions to this field.

We are in the middle of three American holidays that focus on our flag. In today’s program, you’ll hear about very special tactile flags and how you can get one for yourself. You’ll also hear an exciting story about a dad who, a long time ago, made tactile maps for his son.

Gleams is the name of the newsletter published quarterly by the Glaucoma Research Foundation. It consistently provides up to date information about the sight-robbing disease of glaucoma. In this program, you’ll hear articles from three recent issues of Gleams magazine.

With summer on the way, everyone is thinking about summer fun. This program will tell you about a blind competitive swimmer, the robust game of beep baseball and the more serene summer sport of sailing.

In an earlier program, you heard about two talented musicians who made it into the big-time despite their blindness – Andrea Bocelli and Jose Feliciano. Today you’ll hear about several more musicians who are blind, maybe not quite so famous but still extremely talented and, I think, very interesting people.

If you heard the unique performance by Andrea Bocelli on Easter Sunday at the Duomo in Milan, you know how special it was. In this program, I will share with you what happened behind the scenes that made this performance so inspiring. I also have information on the life of Andrea Bocelli and an article about another famous musician who is blind.