Managed Care Business Week
Welcome to NewsRx!
Learn more about a six-week, no-risk free trial of Managed Care Business Week
We're a pay-per-view site for premium content. If you'd like to purchase this article, it's only $3.00.
HumanWare
Adaptive reading device available for patients with impaired vision
August 16th, 2005
Joyce McMinn, 84, of Plymouth, Michigan, is experiencing relief from the limiting effects of wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) because of myReader, a new low vision auto-reading device developed by HumanWare. While pharmaceutical approaches for wet AMD are in the development stage, myReader is already helping people with wet AMD, dry AMD, glaucoma, cataracts, diabetic retinopathy and other low vision conditions. HumanWare's myReader is a compact, transportable device that enables visually-impaired people to read for extended periods of time. "Medical advancements in treating vision disorders such as wet AMD, are showing great promise," said...
Source: Managed Care Business Week (2005-08-16)
|
