Guide to Eye Health

Different low vision aids

Wide selections of low vision aids are available for low vision patients. People may suffer from low vision caused by macular degeneration or albinism. Low vision aids are helpful for them to improve the quality of daily lives. Once a low vision patient sees a specialist, he will probably be asked about the situations that he finds difficult because of vision impairment. So the choice of low vision aids relies on your purpose and the advantages and limitations of the devices.

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Low vision aids for family use

Elderly family members who are losing eyesight actually need more care from other members. They should live with their children to ensure safety in daily lives.

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Optical and non-optical vision aids for reading

People with low vision may feel frustrated to read books, newspapers and other materials. These effortless enjoyments impose much more requirements on visual impaired individuals. Some patients simply give up reading.

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Computer-based low vision aids

For people with low vision, there are various low vision aids such as eyeglass-mounted magnifiers, handheld magnifiers and stand-alone magnifiers. In addition to these common aids, partially sighted people can also take use of other means while doing computer work, such as word-processing, creating and using spreadsheets and browsing web pages. Special software enables computer users to enlarge the text size or just “listen” to texts.

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Outdoor low vision devices

Individuals with low vision problems may experience certain inconvenience and even difficulty during outdoor activities varying from shopping to simple walking. Fortunately, there are a wide variety of low vision devices that offer help.

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