Insight into Low Vision

Low vision devices come in many forms. They can be optical, such as lenses, eyeglasses, and telescopes, electronic devices, such as video magnifiers, CCTVs, and digital assistants, or objects adapted...

Near vision can be improved by strengthening the eyeglass prescription to magnify. The advantages of high powered reading glasses are that they can have a larger field of view and are...

Hand-held optical magnifiers come in many styles, sizes, and magnification powers. Commonly, they are sold as either round or rectangular clear lenses, with a handle. Other types include small pocket...

Optical Character Recognition (OCR), Text-to-Speech (TTS), and Speech Recognition Software (Speech-to-Text, STT) These are three technologies that can be used to manipulate the printed word to...

Video Magnifiers and CCTVs Video magnifiers and CCTvs vary in size, but are basically a camera, a screen to view what the camera 'sees', and a light source. The size will determine its usefulness for...

The low vision aids can be divided into 3 basic  categories: Objects modified for use by the visually impaired; Optical devices; and Electronic technology. Browse any of the internet...