September 17 to 20: The Vision Council will host the 2025 Vision Expo West in Las Vegas. This comprehensive trade show and conference event is for the vision community industry and will showcase cutting-edge technology, trending product launches, and educational content.

October 18 to 20: The American Academy of Ophthalmology will host the 2025 AAO Annual Meeting for ophthalmologists of all specialties in Orlando. Learn from subject matter experts, network with colleagues, and explore the exhibitor hall.

Resource: National Council on Aging’s article titled “Common Age-Related Eye Diseases: What to Know and What You Can Do” describes some eye conditions that become more common as we grow older, as well as ways to be proactive about eye health.

Resources: Hadley helps older adults adjusting to vision loss discover new ways to do things that have become difficult. Resource options include:

• 5 Free Apps to Help After Vision Loss describes a handful of free, easy-to-use smartphone apps that provide immediate help in managing daily tasks.
• Diagnosed with Vision Loss? Find Help Here provides information on helpful products and services.
• Hadley’s Adjusting and Coping Together virtual support group lets older adults with vision loss navigate with others the difficult emotions that can come with vision loss. 
• Peer to Peer at Hadley gives older adults with vision loss the opportunity to connect with someone who can relate to the everyday challenges of vision loss. It’s a chance to gain new perspectives, problem solve together, support, and learn from one another.
• "It’s a work in progress" is a short podcast episode where Sherry describes the challenge of asking for help and discovering she’s never too old to learn new things.
• "You tap into other things when you lose some vision" is a short podcast episode from Dianne, who learned that her sense of touch let her continue doing what she loved.
• Low Vision video workshop series provides practical tips to make one’s home low vision-friendly by improving lighting, increasing contrast, and much more.
• "Insights and Sound Bites" is a community-generated podcast dedicated to helping those facing vision loss cope and adjust.



The Eye Health Connection is a newsletter developed with the input of NEHEP Partners and shared with the community of NEHEP’s 60+ partner organizations. The links are provided as a convenience and for informational purposes only, they do not constitute an endorsement by the National Eye Institute or its employees.