If you’ve been following Sue’s pages, you’ll not be surprised that she is again writing about something that she does that you should not. This time it’s related to her love of bacon, lettuce & tomato (BLT) sandwiches with mayonnaise. She writes about prostaglandins & their role in autoimmune disorders which is related to continuing evidence that AMD may be an autoimmune disease. So…
Headworn Glasses/goggles for low vision
There are several types of glasses or goggles that help SOME people with low vision – not everyone, though. Most of them are actually hands-free magnifiers, like a CCTV (Closed Circuit TV, not security devices or Closed Caption FOR TV). Several things to do in evaluating them:
– make sure they have a return policy
– make sure they have the kind of support where you can call or email “How do I do…”
– make sure it has a good warranty in case something goes wrong
– make sure you have tried them for more than a few minutes
– if you have a problem with motion sickness, you may have a problem with these glasses. They are not intended to be used while walking and definitely NOT for driving
– find reviews that are not from the company who makes them
– consider getting a CCTV (you can use an iPad on a stand to do some of what a CCTV does) or at least compare the capabilities of each
– go to YouTube and find out if Sam of The Blind Life has reviewed them. He’s someone with low vision who reviews all kinds of devices and apps and is independent of any companies. Here’s his channel—> https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCNbzN3eHbLKPzltSB560DkA
I’ve created 2 pages to share the general features, prices, tasks for the most popular ones:- Headworn Low Vision Glasses and Goggles – Part 1–>https://mymacularjournal.com/home/headworn-glasses
- Headworn Low Vision Glasses and Goggles – Which device for Which Task – Part 2–>https://mymacularjournal.com/home/headworn-part2