Guest Post: Dr. Liz Ellis, VICTAR, University of Birmingham The Vision Impairment Centre for Teaching and Research (VICTAR) at the University of Birmingham is conducting research to understand more about … Continue reading Vision impairment and employment – a research project
It’s long been understood that people with nystagmus can struggle to pick out objects from an image or face in a crowd. That’s a phenomenon called visual crowding. But how … Continue reading Nystagmus does cause visual crowding – it’s official
With a most difficult year now thankfully behind us, the Nystagmus Network is here to support the nystagmus community in any way we can. Keeping you connected Virtual meet ups for … Continue reading Nystagmus Networking
It’s fitting that our final nystagmus hero of 2020 is someone who has been working tirelessly all year looking after some of our most vulnerable people. Zoe is a care … Continue reading Thank you, Zoe
What can we say about Mike that hasn’t been said already? He endured so much for the nystagmus cause this year – including very wet feet, a constantly rumbling tummy … Continue reading Thank you, Mike
Nystagmus can be challenging to diagnose in children and often the level of sight loss a newly diagnosed child will experience is unclear, leading to significant anxiety for parents who … Continue reading Thank you, Mervyn
Living with the triple whammy of nystagmus, myopia and astigmatism, Julia is an accomplished musician. She also sings in choirs, which often happens in poorly lit churches. In her blog … Continue reading Thank you, Julia
Josh can’t see rain – can you? Josh was born with nystagmus and ocular albinism, but he hasn’t let that hold him back. Josh has been a primary school teacher … Continue reading Thank you, Josh
The Nystagmus Network runs a virtual support group where people living with Acquired Nystagmus and/or Oscillopsia chat together on email and on zoom to share their experiences and try to find answers together. … Continue reading Living with Acquired Nystagmus and Oscillopsia?
We are excited to announce the start of a new research study into nystagmus The aim of the study is to gather evidence about people’s perceptions of nystagmus. The results … Continue reading New nystagmus research
