eSight

A NEW HOPE: Gifts of charity bind professor, student

Ben Barnett, right, rode a bike across America in 2016 on a Journey of Hope. Later that year, he spearheaded a 24-hour bike ride to raise funds to replace an eSight reader for professor Joey Arnold, who’d lost his in a devastating house fire. When Barnett’s beloved bike was stolen, Arnold and his family returned the gift, raising funds to purchase a new bike. Today, the pair shares a bond of charity and hope. Read more >>
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Community continues to help attain vision-restoring technology

Williams County and northwest Ohio came together last winter to help legally blind man Ben Murray of Melbern raise funds for a vision-restoring technology called eSight and the community has not stopped giving since. This year, the area learned of two legally blind young people whose families hoped to purchase the pricey and not-covered eSight as well: Brady Hohl of Wauseon, 9, and Kasandra Romero, 15, of Montpelier. Read more >>
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Guilford teen hopes for high tech way to see the world

A Guilford teen has suffered severe vision loss his entire life but he’s getting closer to being able to see with the help of technology. Alex Russello, 16, was born with optic atrophy. His mother said his optic nerves didn’t fully develop, so it limits his vision. His only chance of seeing is having objects a couple of inches from his face. In order to watch TV, he has to pull up a chair in front of it. eSight glasses give Alex, and other...
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Glasses From eSight Help Legally Blind Indianapolis Colts Fan See First Game

Scott Reese is a longtime Indianapolis Colts fan, but he didn’t see the team win Super Bowl XLI or Peyton Manning claim the single-season touchdown record in 2004. Because Reese is legally blind, he wasn’t even able to see the games on TV. But he was able to watch the action for the first time Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium thanks to a pair of eSight glasses. The Colts learned about Reese’s story and provided him with sidelines tickets and passes...
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SJ blind boy’s Christmas wish: to see

Jon Paul Corman has petitioned Santa Claus for a Buzz Lightyear action figure, the kind that lights up and talks. The most expensive version runs less than $50, well within Santa's budget. What the 9-year-old could really use is a pair of high-tech, customized glasses, the kind that uses a camera, a powerful computer and LED screens to help him see images in real time. They cost about $15,000...After stumbling across a website about the technology, the Barrington family traveled to a Philadelphia...
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These glasses allow blind people to see again

Thirty-three-year-old Cody Moore of Hubbard is raising money for a new pair of glasses, but this pair costs more than most glasses you'll find at any optometrist. Cody, who is legally blind, is raising money for a pair of the eSight glasses, a new medical device that allows people who are legally blind to see you again. Read more >>
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