https://www.specialeyesvision.com.au/blog daily 0.75 2026-10-15 https://www.specialeyesvision.com.au/blog/cerebral-visual-impairment-children-guide monthly 0.5 2026-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656eb223af73931faba23c75/7181a97c-92f1-48e6-839c-4ee424bcfd81/CVI+tile.jpg Through Special Eyes (Our Blog) - All About Cerebral Vision Impairment - Make it stand out A side-profile photo of a young boy looking forward with a gentle smile, his chin resting on his hand. Superimposed over his head is a glowing, semi-transparent 3D illustration of a human brain and eye. A vibrant, multicolored pathway of light connects the eye to the back of the brain, visually representing the optic nerve and the process of sight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656eb223af73931faba23c75/10d07bf9-e8f3-4148-8bca-6fa246248ffb/The+journey+of+seeing.png Through Special Eyes (Our Blog) - All About Cerebral Vision Impairment - Make it stand out An educational infographic titled "The journey of seeing" showing how the eyes and brain work together. The diagram illustrates a five-step process from left to right: 1. Light from the sun enters a diagram of a human eye. 2. Light passes through the cornea and lens, focusing on the back of the eye. 3. A zoomed-in view shows microscopic cells in the retina (rods and cones) converting light into electrical signals. 4. Optic nerves carry these signals from the eye straight to a diagram of a human brain. 5. Colored arrows inside the brain show different areas processing the signals to make sense of the images. A summary banner at the bottom reads: "The eyes collect the visual information, but it is the brain that makes sense of it." https://www.specialeyesvision.com.au/blog/will-ndis-fund-vision-assessment monthly 0.5 2026-06-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656eb223af73931faba23c75/1781329366369-UHUT466L1RV0G21311SA/unsplash-image-rWMIbqmOxrY.jpg Through Special Eyes (Our Blog) - NDIS and Functional Vision Assessment: What Is Covered? - Make it stand out Image of a supermarket aisle with fluorescent lighting on the ceiling, brightly coloured products lining both sides, and a grey linoleum floor with reflections from the lights above. There are some obstacles and a person standing on the right up ahead, they are difficult to distinguish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656eb223af73931faba23c75/b689de59-10be-49c5-a239-2c23350bbf83/IMG_7820.jpeg Through Special Eyes (Our Blog) - NDIS and Functional Vision Assessment: What Is Covered? - Make it stand out Image of an optometrist standing beside a traditional letter chart. She is using a stick with a red ladybug bead at the end to point to individual letters on the chart. https://www.specialeyesvision.com.au/blog/can-we-assess-vision-if-someone-cant-tell-us-what-they-see monthly 0.5 2026-05-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656eb223af73931faba23c75/1778483446188-KNKNFBIXDTZ8M9LCVGSL/unsplash-image-ypBx6JOJfDg.jpg Through Special Eyes (Our Blog) - Can we Assess Vision if Someone Can’t Tell Us What They See? - Make it stand out Image of a young boy. He is facing towards the camera and reaching towards a green felt-tipped pen in front of him. https://www.specialeyesvision.com.au/blog/vision-assessment-for-people-with-intellectual-disabilities monthly 0.5 2026-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656eb223af73931faba23c75/1774309622543-F98O838CJ0FY49VEHR3X/unsplash-image-GM5Yn5XRVqA.jpg Through Special Eyes (Our Blog) - Vision Assessment for people with Intellectual Disabilities - Make it stand out Image of a family: a middle aged, blonde lady with glasses is sharing a hug with a young man with Down syndrome, while a middle aged man with greying hair looks toward them affectionately. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656eb223af73931faba23c75/b689de59-10be-49c5-a239-2c23350bbf83/IMG_7820.jpeg Through Special Eyes (Our Blog) - Vision Assessment for people with Intellectual Disabilities - Make it stand out Optometrist standing in front of a letter chart and pointing towards a line of letters using a red pointer on a stick. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656eb223af73931faba23c75/30c39aa5-9efb-40d1-8822-505e3fe3d60d/IMG_7301.jpeg Through Special Eyes (Our Blog) - Vision Assessment for people with Intellectual Disabilities - Make it stand out Cardiff Cards visual acuity test. A red storage case with the Cardiff University logo in the background, in front of the box is a set of 3 grey cards, each with a picture of an apple, the apple is at the top on two of the card, and at the bottom on the third. At the very front of the image are two more cards, each displaying a picture of a boat; the boat image on the left is easy to see, but the one on the right is very faint and only just distinguishable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656eb223af73931faba23c75/0654c41c-3dd8-4801-a2ae-c26eb9a74dd5/IMG_7824.jpeg Through Special Eyes (Our Blog) - Vision Assessment for people with Intellectual Disabilities - Make it stand out Image of an optometrist holding up one of the Cardiff cards test cards, with an image of an apple, for a patient to view. She is looking towards the patient to judge their direction of gaze. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656eb223af73931faba23c75/62655c43-e651-455d-a3bf-00c0a7f59a39/IMG_0913.jpg Through Special Eyes (Our Blog) - Vision Assessment for people with Intellectual Disabilities - Make it stand out Lea paddles: 4 round targets with handles (the shape of a table tennis bat). The left one is plain grey, while the other 3 have vertical black and white stripes of varying widths. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656eb223af73931faba23c75/f128aa8a-0630-49d9-a20f-078bd5e00404/IMG_7825.jpeg Through Special Eyes (Our Blog) - Vision Assessment for people with Intellectual Disabilities - Make it stand out Image of an optometrist holding up the Lea paddles for a patient to view. The left paddles has black and white stripes, the right paddle is plain grey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656eb223af73931faba23c75/1774316955579-90GVPFID9J4O617R2QT5/unsplash-image-aMmDIsdnUro.jpg Through Special Eyes (Our Blog) - Vision Assessment for people with Intellectual Disabilities - Make it stand out Image of a child sitting behind a phoropter head: a large, oval shaped device, with two eye holes that the patient looks through. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656eb223af73931faba23c75/44f2b094-701b-4812-a4c8-0a776f348ef4/Screenshot+2026-03-24+at+11.47.21%E2%80%AFam.png Through Special Eyes (Our Blog) - Vision Assessment for people with Intellectual Disabilities - Make it stand out A man wearing trial frame glasses with lenses in front of both eyes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656eb223af73931faba23c75/ea379343-586f-47e0-b4da-93482be71142/IMG_7837.jpg Through Special Eyes (Our Blog) - Vision Assessment for people with Intellectual Disabilities - Make it stand out Optometrist performing retinoscopy: holding a retinoscope up to her eye with her right hand and directing the light from the device through a small lens, held in her left hand. This is how this assessment would look from a patient perspective. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656eb223af73931faba23c75/f9b9604b-35c2-4a65-a314-50c3e1151c02/Screenshot+2026-03-24+at+11.15.30%E2%80%AFam.png Through Special Eyes (Our Blog) - Vision Assessment for people with Intellectual Disabilities - Make it stand out Image of a lady, positioned with her chin resting on the chin rest of a slit-lamp. The optometrist is holding up a small lens close to one of her eyes and you can see the parts of the slit-lamp, which includes a bright light source and a binocular viewing system that the optometrist looks through. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656eb223af73931faba23c75/8c531625-7dc0-4a8a-94a1-dff40e4a0989/IMG_0053.jpeg Through Special Eyes (Our Blog) - Vision Assessment for people with Intellectual Disabilities - Make it stand out Optometrist using a hand held slit lamp device to view the front of the eye. https://www.specialeyesvision.com.au/blog/using-mainstream-technology-when-your-vision-is-reduced monthly 0.5 2025-12-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656eb223af73931faba23c75/1763973099185-GF1QR6FN11K3B7XXJTXA/unsplash-image-A6JxK37IlPo.jpg Through Special Eyes (Our Blog) - How mainstream technology can help when your vision is reduced: iPhones - Make it stand out Image of an iPhone being held in the palm of a hand https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656eb223af73931faba23c75/58d380f8-fd6f-4b4e-ab9a-6dcd8ee68871/IMG_1790.jpg Through Special Eyes (Our Blog) - How mainstream technology can help when your vision is reduced: iPhones - Make it stand out Packaging for a hair product: a white box with black text detailing instructions for use. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656eb223af73931faba23c75/0260a839-7f94-4ced-94c1-71d303163445/IMG_1791.png Through Special Eyes (Our Blog) - How mainstream technology can help when your vision is reduced: iPhones - Make it stand out The same image as previous, but zoomed in, so the size of font has increased and is easier to read. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656eb223af73931faba23c75/ccaf518a-d0c8-4ba8-a081-1c322546ddc4/IMG_1760.png Through Special Eyes (Our Blog) - How mainstream technology can help when your vision is reduced: iPhones - Make it stand out Image of the settings app on an iPhone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656eb223af73931faba23c75/f41fdd68-22c5-4aab-8d79-152b08378e85/image_2025-11-25_181417461.png Through Special Eyes (Our Blog) - How mainstream technology can help when your vision is reduced: iPhones - Make it stand out Image of an iPhone screen before and after changing the text size in accessibility settings. https://www.specialeyesvision.com.au/blog/low-vision-devices-all-about-bioptics monthly 0.5 2025-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656eb223af73931faba23c75/fcf96eb0-a8d2-4273-ba86-8876261f831a/IMG_0049.jpeg Through Special Eyes (Our Blog) - Low vision devices: All about bioptics - Make it stand out Image of three different types of bioptic telescopes: the telescopes are approximately 8cm in length, 2cm front to back, and 1cm top to bottom. The top telescope is black and attached to a bronze avaiator-style frame. The telescope on the left is silver and is attached to a smoke-grey paediatric frame. The telescope on the bottom right clips on to a glasses frame to provide hands-free magnification through both eyes for concentrated tasks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656eb223af73931faba23c75/44f25101-72ab-44b7-a481-f0fabcde78ad/Yvonne+photo.jpg Through Special Eyes (Our Blog) - Low vision devices: All about bioptics - Make it stand out Side profile of a lady wearing a silver bioptic telescope. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656eb223af73931faba23c75/785eb872-e54a-441e-b645-71f5268f5869/IMG_1568.jpg Through Special Eyes (Our Blog) - Low vision devices: All about bioptics - Make it stand out Close up image of a black bioptic telescope attached to a silver frame. You can see the objective lens on the right side and the focus knob in the centre. https://www.specialeyesvision.com.au/blog/celebrating-white-cane-safety-day-honouring-independence-amp-raising-awareness monthly 0.5 2025-10-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656eb223af73931faba23c75/23a787ea-544d-4576-8cfc-90ce91d5a4a1/Screenshot+2025-10-15+at+4.37.31%E2%80%AFpm.png Through Special Eyes (Our Blog) - Celebrating White Cane Safety Day: Honouring Independence & Raising Awareness - Make it stand out Image of a person standing facing the camera and using a white cane https://www.specialeyesvision.com.au/blog/what-is-an-eye-test-at-special-eye-like monthly 0.5 2025-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656eb223af73931faba23c75/f8c6b925-bdb4-4312-84ae-4e3ab4c85bd7/Screenshot+2025-09-29+at+2.37.12%E2%80%AFpm.png Through Special Eyes (Our Blog) - How do we make eye tests accessible to people with complex disabilities at Special Eyes? - Make it stand out Image of the Special Eyes social story. The title reads “Having and eye test: what will happen?”. There is a picture of a boy wearing ‘trial frame’ optometry glasses and smiling while someone adjusts one of the dials on the glasses. At the bottom there is text which reads “Created by Dr Ursula White” and displays the Special Eyes web address and email. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656eb223af73931faba23c75/aa1ca7a7-541d-4026-be72-a2d7e413f3b7/3087a186-fe68-4833-be3e-543f5882c85f.png Through Special Eyes (Our Blog) - How do we make eye tests accessible to people with complex disabilities at Special Eyes? - Make it stand out A Special Eyes choice board. The board comprises two headings: ‘to do’ and ‘finished’. Below are a series of ‘patient view’ images of Dr Ursula performing various tests. The images start under the ‘to do’ heading, and are moved across to the ‘finished’ side as they are completed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656eb223af73931faba23c75/82f82035-0aa4-4287-8fc5-6a167ca8a0fb/036f7a8d-42bf-44c7-be5f-950a0ebb9935.png Through Special Eyes (Our Blog) - How do we make eye tests accessible to people with complex disabilities at Special Eyes? - Make it stand out Choice board images showing the corresponding description written on the reverse. Descriptions are “where is the shape / visual acuity” and “wiggly light and lenses / retinoscopy” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656eb223af73931faba23c75/8f94b183-868b-46b5-83a0-4c731403ea1d/d21afed8-c889-4a25-8ee7-f06158af7db6.png Through Special Eyes (Our Blog) - How do we make eye tests accessible to people with complex disabilities at Special Eyes? - Make it stand out Another choice board with the headings “First, Next, Then, and After” at the top. Images displayed are the patient view of Dr Ursula performing a range of different tests. https://www.specialeyesvision.com.au/blog/bioptic-telescopes-for-macular-degeneration monthly 0.5 2025-09-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656eb223af73931faba23c75/d8109369-c54b-4007-9a9c-185f797d58d6/IMG_1568.jpg Through Special Eyes (Our Blog) - Bioptic telescopes for macular degeneration - Make it stand out Image of a bioptic telescope attached to a pair of spectacles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656eb223af73931faba23c75/44f25101-72ab-44b7-a481-f0fabcde78ad/Yvonne+photo.jpg Through Special Eyes (Our Blog) - Bioptic telescopes for macular degeneration - Make it stand out Image of Yvonne wearing her new bioptic https://www.specialeyesvision.com.au/blog/september-is-cvi-awareness-month monthly 0.5 2025-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656eb223af73931faba23c75/1756697923368-Z90XFWN7T0EX56XKYHJR/unsplash-image-ii6BOPjAtVY.jpg Through Special Eyes (Our Blog) - September is CVI awareness month - Make it stand out Image of a brain https://www.specialeyesvision.com.au/blog/vision-assessment-and-autism-special-needs-non-verbal monthly 0.5 2025-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656eb223af73931faba23c75/4d96d565-3a36-4e16-a8be-ba6807a5462b/333514-P9VYMX-448.jpg Through Special Eyes (Our Blog) - Vision Assessment and Autism - Make it stand out Autism multicoloured infinity symbol https://www.specialeyesvision.com.au/blog/eye-testing-and-autism-non-verbal-special-needs-optometrist monthly 0.5 2025-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656eb223af73931faba23c75/1749515383958-UKJW9X14I6FY6HSQ0FK1/unsplash-image-SBIak0pKUIE.jpg Through Special Eyes (Our Blog) - Eye testing and Autism - Make it stand out A young boy wearing headphones. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656eb223af73931faba23c75/606a3050-f2f9-4ac6-8b29-b393f45656de/IMG_1216.jpeg Through Special Eyes (Our Blog) - Eye testing and Autism - Make it stand out Choice board showing an optometrist performing different assessments from a patient’s viewpoint. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656eb223af73931faba23c75/4f599b44-d755-41ee-a934-85d076384c10/IMG_7948.jpeg Through Special Eyes (Our Blog) - Eye testing and Autism - Make it stand out Special Eyes waiting area: a quiet, low sensory space. https://www.specialeyesvision.com.au/blog/how-is-special-eyes-vision-services-different-from-a-regular-optometry-practice monthly 0.5 2025-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656eb223af73931faba23c75/1747206919273-Z6BURA722O0F14992WCH/unsplash-image-aMmDIsdnUro.jpg Through Special Eyes (Our Blog) - How Is Special Eyes Vision Services Different From a Regular Optometry Practice? - Make it stand out Image of a child looking through a phoropter head as part of an eye examination. https://www.specialeyesvision.com.au/blog/seeing-the-unseen-identifying-vision-impairment-in-individuals-with-complex-disabilities monthly 0.5 2025-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656eb223af73931faba23c75/1745370717500-URF7HXZWA597V4GI1RSV/unsplash-image-ZeMORDph5lk.jpg Through Special Eyes (Our Blog) - Seeing the Unseen: Identifying Vision Impairment in Individuals with Complex Disabilities - Make it stand out Image of a white cane user approaching a flight of steps. https://www.specialeyesvision.com.au/blog/understanding-vision-in-down-syndrome-more-than-meets-the-eye monthly 0.5 2025-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656eb223af73931faba23c75/1742523991491-AXYPPGN0S84NLQAQU30N/unsplash-image-wlQ9dUnkTVo.jpg Through Special Eyes (Our Blog) - Understanding Vision in Down Syndrome: More Than Meets the Eye - Make it stand out Image of a young boy with Down syndrome looking towards the camera and smiling. https://www.specialeyesvision.com.au/blog/not-behavioural-optometry monthly 0.5 2025-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656eb223af73931faba23c75/0d443c4b-783d-48b4-bbe9-2c0c57fbc0bd/IMG_7823.jpg Through Special Eyes (Our Blog) - Not Behavioural Optometry - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.specialeyesvision.com.au/blog/different-types-of-vision-tests-part-1-the-cardiff-acuity-test monthly 0.5 2025-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656eb223af73931faba23c75/cd3c0ba1-222b-4ce3-9682-f3c13715f919/IMG_7301.jpeg Through Special Eyes (Our Blog) - Different types of vision tests. Part 1: The Cardiff Acuity Test - Make it stand out Image of the Cardiff Visual Acuity Test: Low Vision Edition. A red file box with a handle at the top. On the front is a label which reads ‘The Cardiff Low Vision Acuity Test’ and displays the logo for Cardiff University. In the foreground are some of the grey rectangular vision cards: a set with an image of an apple, and a set with an image of a boat. https://www.specialeyesvision.com.au/blog/employment-and-vision-impairment monthly 0.5 2025-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656eb223af73931faba23c75/1730765843087-PODE7XS2FSR277PDJ1IX/unsplash-image-Ha2-2jGRJcI.jpg Through Special Eyes (Our Blog) - Employment and Vision Impairment - Make it stand out Image of a sign on a grass verge. 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Belinda has red filter lenses over her spectacles, and her pink bioptic telescope sits at the top of the spectacle frame. https://www.specialeyesvision.com.au/blog/prep-vision-screening monthly 0.5 2025-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656eb223af73931faba23c75/7a851ec6-80b1-4910-8970-cc8d0f295f08/IMG_0115.jpeg Through Special Eyes (Our Blog) - Prep vision screening - Make it stand out 'Butterfly' design occluding glasses used for testing vision in each eye at a time. https://www.specialeyesvision.com.au/blog/what-is-school-actually-like-for-students-who-are-blind-visually-impaired monthly 0.5 2025-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/656eb223af73931faba23c75/1727154276224-PEH4M6YKAXNQOVA0O0VN/unsplash-image-N_aihp118p8.jpg Through Special Eyes (Our Blog) - What is school actually like for students who are blind / visually impaired? - Make it stand out Image of a classroom viewed from the back. 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