Tag: low vision apps

Top 5 eSight Alternatives

Nyma Malik
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In this article, I am going to list down alternatives to Esight glasses with all their features and how they help people with low vision experience life to the fullest. IrisVision IrisVision is a low vision aid that helps with various eye sight conditions ranging from macular degeneration, optic nerve damage and other low vision disabilities. It is an amalgamation of Samsung’s Gear VR headset with a powerful smartphone having a camera of 12 mp. How it helps? IrisVision is a sight enhancing device. It enhances the lost, out of…

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App of the Day Samsungs Relumino

Malik Usman
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Around 240 million people have low vision problems. Samsung’s C-Lab project, Relumino is designed to help people with visual impairments experience and enjoy the world around them like everyone else. Relumino is a free app available in English and Korean on the Oculus Store. It contains a number of different tools that help with low or impaired vision. In order to use Relumino, you need: Any Samsung VR Gear headset and a Samsung smartphone. For best experience, use one from the list of these recommended smartphones: ‘Galaxy S8, S8+, Note…

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Top 5 Apps for Macular Degeneration Disease

Jim Sanders
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Macular Degeneration is the leading cause of vision loss, more than cataracts and glaucoma combined. At present, Macular Degeneration is considered an incurable eye disease. Macular Degeneration is caused by the deterioration of the central portion of the retina, the inside back layer of the eye that records the images we see and sends them via the optic nerve from the eye to the brain. The retina’s central portion, known as the macula, is responsible for focusing central vision in the eye, and it controls our ability to read, drive…

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