Sight + Sound Bites: Living with Low Vision

William D. Smith, III, OD, speaks about living with low vision.

William D. Smith, III, OD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Director of Low Vision/Vision Rehabilitation Services at UPMC. Dr. Smith received his Doctor of Optometry from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry and is residency-trained in the area of Low Vision Rehabilitation from the William Feinbloom Center for Low Vision Rehabilitation. He was the recipient of the 2019 ACES Award: Award for Commitment in Excellence and Services, as well as the 2019 Excellence in Patient Experience Award at UPMC. Dr. Smith has worked primarily in academic settings in the clinic/direct patient care as well as training residents, fellows, medical students, and staff. Dr. Smith is CO-PI in two studies involving vision restoration technologies to improve visual performance/functional vision in patients with end-stage age-related macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa. He is also the primary investigator of a study assessing the functional impact of the Iris Vision digital head bourne magnification system with patients with moderate to profound central vision loss. The Iris Vision Study is a collaborative effort with the University of Pittsburgh Human Factor Laboratory to also improve the vision motor strategies of visually impaired individuals, specifically central vision loss.

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