Latest New Devices

For Persons with Low Vision

1. ClearView+ closed circuit TV system (CCTV). Although many people call these "reading machines," CCTV's can be used for far more than just reading. A person with low vision can use them to write checks or notes, see photographs, do repairs, hand work, or sewing, as well as everyday tasks like reading labels and phone numbers. The ClearView+ by Optelec is one of the newest and nicest CCTV on the market. Clearview+, like its name suggests, provides perhaps the most clear, crisp image of any CCTV. It is extremely easy to use, and has only one button for controls and settings. The ClearView+ uses a very high quality LCD monitor, and is mounted on an ultra flexible arm that can be adjusted left and right, up and down, tilted, and can move forward toward the user or back. It takes very little space on a table or desk. Another great bonus is that it has a 3 year warranty.

 

2. Mano digital portable magnifier (by Reinecker in Germany). The Mano has a camera on the underside and a 3.5" monitor on top for viewing prices, labels, menus, dials, or anything at a store, restaurant, or around the house. It has an extremely small profile, which makes it possible to easily carry in a person's front shirt pocket. You can also click a "freeze button" to take a picture of an image such as a phone number. It can store 3 images, which can then be adjusted in size or contrast as needed, and retrieved and viewed at any time. The rechargeable battery lasts about 3 hours between charges.

 

3. Advantage LED illuminated stand magnifiers (by Mattingly Low Vision), with their extremely bright new 8mm LED multi-chips. I have recently carefully measured reflectance illumination of almost all major brands of illuminated stand magnifiers at the most common working distances of illuminated stand magnifiers, and on various types of paper and text (newspaper, magazine print, and copy paper). With only one exception, these LED illuminated stand magnifiers were the brightest stand magnifiers at all distances and on all papers and text. Strengths range from 3x-14x, and include a case.

 

4. Beecher 6.5x telescopic glasses, and a re-design of the 5.5x telescopic glasses. Just before the death last year of Fred Mitchell of Beecher Research (a great mind and a great friend of the field of low vision with his telescopic glasses with superb optics), he designed the new 6.5x telescopic glasses and redesigned the eye pieces of the 5.5x. You should try these for viewing TV, a play, program, or ball game.

 

5. Solar 3 glare shields by Eschenbach. This new style is attractive and contoured, to help block out a maximum amount of light from the sides. It is an inexpensive option for providing protection from glare and for enhancing contrast, and comes in many helpful colors.

 

6. 10x25x telescopic monocular. This is a hybrid of a 10x30 and a 10x20 telescopic monocular. It has the advantage of a more compact and smaller telescopic monocular, like the 10x20, yet the wider field of view and brighter image like the 10x30. It is in between the two models, with a 25mm objective lens and tapered body, and a very affordable price.

 

To learn more about any of these new low vision devices, call
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