Series of demonstration images showing how common eye conditions affect vision. Top row, left to right (5 pictures): • Split image of palm trees and a beach boardwalk with four people; left side clear, right side extremely blurry with unrecognizable trees and figures. • AI-generated base picture: man in shorts walking on an unpaved road under a turquoise sky; water, house, and mountains on the left; red jeep on darkened sand with two palm trees on the right. • “Dry Eyes” – faded pale blue sky, person indistinct, palm trees and mountains blurred. • “Cataracts” – scene clouded; house is a brown blur, person looks like a stick, vehicle unrecognizable. • “Cataracts at Night” – headlights show halos and starbursts, typical of glare at night. Bottom row, left to right (4 pictures): • “Glaucoma” – vision like looking through a tunnel; only partial house, middle of mountain, one palm tree, part of car, and walking figure visible. • “Macular Degeneration” – central vision blacked out, leaving only house, mountain, and vehicle visible in the periphery; top of mountain and person’s head missing. • “Diabetic Retinopathy” – blurred scene with dark splotches and cobweb-like floaters blocking parts of the image. • “Retinitis Pigmentosa” – combines tunnel vision of glaucoma with a dark, unrecognizable central area.

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Our mission is to empower individuals in their vision loss journey.

Katie’s Vision

Has there ever been a time in your life when there was somebody you loved so much that you wanted to help, but you didn’t have all the tools and resources to be able to do that?

This is part of my inspiration for the International Vision Institute. I had been trained as an optician. I was gathering certifications in glasses and contact lenses, and I was on the high road to making a difference in so many people’s lives in my career as an eyecare professional.

And then, all of a sudden, my grandmother—we called her Fayma (it’s the name of Fannie plus Grandma, Fayma)—was found in her home, lying on the floor of her apartment for a couple of days. Neighbors checked on her because she hadn’t gone to the swimming pool, which she did daily. She hadn’t shown up, and somebody noticed. Management broke the door down and found her lying on the floor, dehydrated and near death.

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