Articles & News
A collection of personal stories, articles, and news from the PRRF community.
Seeing the Possibilities
The Roman poet Horace once said, “Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.” Ever since I stumbled…
Jennifer Z.juin 16, 2022
Fish Ladder Story: Brandon Werner
Brandon has never let his visual impairment keep him from “moving up the fish ladder of life”. He never stays at one level very long. …
Patrick J. Droste MS MDmai 16, 2022
Uncovering Creativity: Miles Scharfenberg
Miles has been swimming up the Fish Ladder of Life since the very beginning. He continues to rise up the ladder to higher waters; Miles…
Patrick J. Droste MS MDavril 16, 2022
The Fish Ladder of Life for the Visually Challenged Individual: Michael & Elizabeth
Despite laser treatment at 3 months of age, Michael and Elizabeth’s ROP progressed at a very aggressive rate and multiple surgeries were performed on each…
Patrick J. Droste MS MDmars 16, 2022
Meet Jules
Jules is a delightful young woman and an inspiration to all who live with vision problems. Despite being visually impaired, she continues to move on…
Kay Whitefévrier 16, 2022
Meet Ben Conti
Ben has plans to major in business, international relations, or chemistry when he goes to college next year, but in the meantime, he has majored…
Kay Whitejanvier 16, 2022
A Young Philanthropist – Rebecca S.
Rebecca is a wonderful example of how a caring group can make an impact. The financial donations and the awareness which were raised are very…
Kay Whitedécembre 15, 2021
Meet Calvin Ventresca
Calvin thinks it is “cool” and “fun” to look ahead to new ways of managing his life. He is very open about his disability and…
Kay Whitenovembre 15, 2021
Aria’s Journey
Aria’s journey began in October 2014, at just two months old. Her parents noticed she was often having rapid eye movements and urged their pediatrician to…
Pasquale and Lisa LoVascooctobre 15, 2021
Focus on Advocacy
As soon as we faced the realization that Juliana would live a life of complete darkness, our first worry was how she would be able…
Karen Hooglandseptembre 15, 2021
The Halbert’s Story
Presley has been learning how to walk with a cane and will soon begin learning Braille. She amazes us every day with how easily she…
The Halbertsaoût 15, 2021
Dr. Mohamed Al-Shabrawey to become the new Director of the Oakland University Eye Research Institute
Dr. Mohamed Al-Shabrawey to become the new Director of the Oakland University Eye Research Institute
Dr. Al-Shabrawey is an expert on the study of diabetic retinopathy, a major cause of blindness worldwide, and has published more than 65 refereed articles on the…
Frank Giblin PhDaoût 1, 2021