Visual Snow Initiative

This is a photography series by artist Anne-Marie Cove, which she began in 2022 and continues to develop. The project is based on her own experience of living with visual snow, which she describes as a constant flickering static over her vision despite having healthy eyes.

🕶️ VYNIX is offering 25 FREE pairs of Panoptes Extra Dark Polarized Sunglasses to selected members of the VSS community! 💙 How Can You Participate? 1️⃣ Visit the VYNIX application page and complete the online form 2️⃣ 25 eligible applicants will be randomly selected.

☀️ To better understand how different eyewear options may support people with VSS, the #VisualSnowInitiative (VSI) is collaborating with VYNIX, a New Zealand-based eyewear brand, on a community feedback programme.

For many people living with #VisualSnowSyndrome (VSS), sensitivity to light and glare can make everyday activities, especially spending time outdoors, uncomfortable. While sunglasses and tinted lenses may offer relief for some, finding the right eyewear can be challenging.

transforming patterns, colours, and visual phenomena into something others can see and better understand. Interestingly, some of history's most famous artists created works that bear striking similarities to these visual experiences. 🌌 Vincent van Gogh painted swirling

When your vision is filled with persistent static-like dots, afterimages, light sensitivity, and other visual disturbances, describing what you see to someone who has never experienced it can be difficult. Art offers a way to make these invisible experiences visible,

Join us TODAY for our Visual Snow Syndrome Support Group @ 8:00 PM (EST)! 💬 👉 Join using the link in our bio or visit: ancan.org/visual-snow-syndro… We hope to see you there! 🩵

POV: Me trying to understand all my Visual Snow Syndrome symptoms. 😵‍💫👀

My name is Marija, and I’m from Latvia. On January 28th, everything changed. That morning, I was getting ready for a client when, suddenly, my vision began to blur. I remember looking in the mirror and not being able to see myself clearly. At that moment, I thought I was just

New research from the University of Minnesota explores a possible connection between brain activity and visual snow. 🧠 visualsnowinitiative.org/res…

VSI 4 Kids gives children a place to learn about VSS and share their experiences. Swipe to meet Touré Yvan, who shares his journey with #VisualSnow, his dreams of working in aviation, and his hope that we can support one another. ✈️

Attention #VisualSnow community in 🇫🇷 The Visual Snow Initiative (VSI) has added physicians in #France to the VSI Physician & Specialist Directory! 🌍🩺 This exciting milestone marks an important step in expanding access to knowledgeable care and diagnosis for

Many people with Visual Snow Syndrome (VSS) also experience migraine aura. This video shows one way migraine aura and the constant static of visual snow can look together. ❄️📺 #VisualSnowSyndrome #Migraine #MigraineAura #VisualSnow #awareness #VSS

🗓️ Visit the timeline page on our website to learn more about the history of VSS and what VSI has done throughout the years. visualsnowinitiative.org/vss…

Some of VSI’s latest updates 💙 Swipe through six milestones in Visual Snow Syndrome awareness, research, and support 👉

VSI and Oxford Mindfulness offer a free introductory module for VSS in the Oxford Mindfulness app. It gives people a way to explore the approach at their own pace. Watch Dr. Wong explain the #research . 🧠 youtu.be/0cz_1rJ3H_k

In this video, Dr. Sui Wong shares what led her to study mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for VSS. It also explains what her first study found and how the approach was adapted for visual symptoms. youtu.be/0cz_1rJ3H_k

Join us TODAY for our #VisualSnowSyndrome Support Group @ 2:00 PM (EST)! 💬 📅 Don’t forget to mark your calendar for future sessions: Every first Wednesday of the month at 8:00 PM EST Every third Tuesday of the month at 2:00 PM EST