Low Vision Products and Aids

Low vision refers to a loss of sight that cannot be corrected with eyeglasses, contact lenses or surgery. The condition affects about 20 percent of middle-aged adults. Low vision occurs with various degrees of severity - ranging from partially sighted to legally blind - and symptoms - from blind spots and poor night vision with glare to almost total vision loss.

Although low vision is uncorrectable, there are a number of low vision aids and products that are designed to ease the severity of vision loss and restore vision while performing everyday tasks. Low vision aids and products come in two forms: visual aids and non-optical devices. Examples of visual aids for low vision include: telescopic glasses, lenses that filter light, magnifying glasses, hand magnifiers, closed-circuit television and reading prisms.

Non-optical low vision aids and products include: text reading software, check guides, high contrast or talking clocks and watches, and large-print publications. Special light fixtures and audio tapes also help people with low vision maintain a normal lifestyle around their vision loss. Eye care practitioners will be able to recommend low vision aids and products as well as places to purchase them.

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