With the price of theater tickets and sporting events today coupled with cash strapped consumers- these hands free binocular glasses will let you see what's going on a mile away. We found them on coolestgadgets.com - ($199.95) We like them because almost everybody could use a pair! … [Read more...]
Louis Braille who, in 1824, when he was just 15, devised the six-dot reading technology that is the standard method of reading and writing for blind people to this very day. Now almost 200 years later, thanks to brand new touch screen Braille, blind users may now be able to use iPhones. The tactile flat screen, invented by researchers from Tampere … [Read more...]
Going online- I see so many site with low vision offerings, that I am quite surprised at how many eyecare offices don't offer low vision aids. I'm not talking about readers and bifocals- it's about magnifying glasses and mirrors, especially the mirrors- how else can low vision patients pluck their eyebrows or nose hairs without a magnifing … [Read more...]
A couple of weeks ago, I was discussing with some doctors, why more doctors are not involved in Low Vision- after all according to the American Foundation for the Blind 6.2 Million seniors (over 65 years) have vision loss, and that is not including nursing homes. Their answer- no money, no reimbursement. Coincedently Patrick Dundas of Teamwork … [Read more...]
iVisit, (Santa Monica, California) that specializes in video teleconferencing applications, has teamed up with the National Institutes of Health to turn a mobile phone's camera into an eye for the blind. Using advanced image recognition software to identify what is in front of the phone, the system reads off what it is seeing. Read the full article … [Read more...]
Eyetonomy released the Sightmate a portable, lightweight low vision aid system that optimizes residual peripheral vision. Worn like eyeglasses, it is the first portable video magnifier combining the functions of different low vision aids in a single device with a high resolution image. All for $2,999 - sold online and through their … [Read more...]
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