I am seeing things – am I going crazy? A common problem for people with low vision, particularly due to Macular Degeneration, Glaucoma or neurological problems, is “seeing things” like patterns, gardens, people or animals who they know are not really there. This can be very frightening and often people experiencing such visions are afraid […]
Many people want a bigger magnifier, thinking they will see more. A bigger magnifier is usually a weaker one. That means the area seen through the magnifier is larger, but the letters are not much bigger than without the magnifier. Good magnifiers have: Minimal distortion around the edge of the lens. Minimal coloured fringes around […]
A 50 year old with normal vision is said to require about twice as much light as a child for comfortable reading, rising to about ten times more light for someone in their 80s or older. Conditions that affect the retina at the back of the eye such as macular degeneration, the optic nerve such […]
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