I’ve been to my Low Vision Appointment last week and collected quite a bounty of useful tech.
I was led into a back room and then we discussed how I ended up in this room. Being assessed for what would suit me. I explained my difficulties so far and what was concerning me most (The Sun).
First up was magnifiers. A pocket one for reading a few words i.e. Clothes sizes, price tags, small print on packaging. This is an easypocket by Eschenbach.
Then there is a small handheld magnifier with light that we discovered I can only use by shutting one eye or there words jumble up. together. This is a Mobilux led by Eschenbach. It also come with a stand that you can use to do close up work like painting my fingernails with polish. I did this at the weekend and it was so much easier and also makes me feel better as they aren’t as ‘splodgy’ and all over the place as they once were.
Then there was a large handheld magnifier. A Ruby HD by Freedom Scientific. which I read a magazine, (Something I haven’t done for years also)and could even screenshot pictures to enlarge.
Once we had decided what would be best we went to the front desk to try out the sunglasses (cocoons) I tested amber and grey shades. The grey ones made the outside seem dull and just what i needed. The amber ones weren’t suitable as everything was still bright.
All this is for free. On permanent loan. You just have to take them back if they aren’t suitable or you don’t need them anymore. If you need them repaired, they will do that free of charge too.
This was a referral from my local sight aid charity.
I will post blogs for each item and take photos.
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