Mass Eye and Ear offers a unique service that provides psychotherapy support to patients with vision loss and eye trauma and diseases. The service’s director, Ethan Lester, PhD, a clinical psychologist at Mass General Brigham, explains. At Mass Eye and Ear, we take pride in providing comprehensive and compassionate care to our patients, not only… Read More »Bridging the Gap Between Eye Health and Mental Health The post Bridging the Gap Between Eye Health and Mental Health appeared first...| FOCUS
The effects of blind spots caused by eye disease, injury, or surgery can be difficult to understand and even more difficult to illustrate. New research from Eli Peli, MSc, OD, offers a glimpse of the world as seen by people with blind spots. People frequently develop blind spots, or scotomas, in their vision as a… Read More »Making the Invisible Visible: One Researcher’s Quest to Simulate Visual Blind Spots The post Making the Invisible Visible: One Researcher’s Quest to Simulate Visu...| FOCUS
Adjusting to unexpected vision loss can be immensely difficult. At Mass Eye and Ear, patients and families are offered short-term psychotherapy to receive guidance and learn coping skills while adapting to a new reality. It’s critical to recognize the significant effects that vision loss, whether from a traumatic eye injury or a progressive or sudden… Read More »Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Vision Patients The post Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Vision Patients appeared ...| FOCUS