Low Vision Facts - Credits and References

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This information was compiled by the Technology Transfer Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (T2RERC) as part of the Industry Profile of Vision Impairment. Please visit the T2RERC website at http://cosmos.buffalo.edu/t2rerc/research/industry-profile/IP/vi-buy.htm for additional information or to purchase the complete Industry Profile on Visual Impairment. The T2RERC is funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research of the Department of Education, under grant number H133E030025.

References

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• Liebmann, J. (2003). What’s your risk profile for glaucoma? A conversation with Dr. Jeffrey Liebmann. Retrieved September 11, 2003, from: http://www.glaucomafoundation.org/news_story.php?i=28.
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