Going Blind: Coming Out of the Dark About Vision Loss tells the stories of everyday people and the heroic efforts they make to live in today’s world with vision loss.
Peabody award winning Director, Joseph Lovett tells this story with a very personal appeal as he reveals his diagnosis of glaucoma, a disease that robs 4.5 million people worldwide of their vision.
“Your film helps patients understand the options and opportunities for those blind or with severely limited vision, allowing them to lead productive and happy lives. It’s an uplifting story.”
— David W. Parke II, MD, CEO, American Academy of Ophthalmology
“Our agency has decided to use the film as part of our new staff orientation because it's truly remarkable how much information the film covers in such a positive way.”
— Ruben P. Coellar, Chief Programs Officer, VISIONS/Services for the Bind and Visually Impaired
“Our sight may be limited but our lives don’t have to be.”
— Kimberly Kuster, Illinois
“Going Blind covers every concern about losing vision, but it also offers important information and hope… it reinforces the concept that knowledge is power.”
— Dan Roberts, Director of Macular Degeneration Support
“I wish every medical school in the country would have this film!”
— Thomas Zampieri, Director of Government Relations, Blinded Veterans Association
With almost 10 years on public TV, Going Blind has promoted better communications between vision-loss patients and their doctors; access to low vision rehabilitation being a focus. And thanks to recent grants from Reader’s Digest Partners for Sight and The Lavelle Fund for the Blind—we’ve updated our partner list of 300 medical, optometric, and osteopathic schools and low vision programs with an additional 150 organizations.
Organizations and schools of our past collaborations include : Barnard College; Columbia University; Baruch College; Leadership Fellows of New York; Future in Sight; The Glaucoma Foundation; Reader’s Digest Partners for Sight; SUNY College; etc.
Going Blind and Going Forward is an outreach based on Going Blind Coming out of the Dark about Vision Loss. The film has been internationally recognized for its success in helping people with progressive sight loss as well as assisting their health care professionals since its release in 2010.
The film demystifies and destigmatizes vision loss for patients, their families and their doctors; it encourages dialogue between patients and doctors. Numerous schools and organizations have used the film to educate students, members, and doctors
The film is available for free.
