Magnifying Glasses For Reading For Low Vision Patients

Magnifying glasses such as magnified reading glasses and full diameter magnifying glasses can help low vision patients with reading and other important tasks. 

Magnifying Glasses For Reading For Low Vision Patients in PRIMARYCITY

Being able to easily read whatever’s in front of us, be it a book, something on a screen, or a label in the supermarket, is something we all take for granted until it’s suddenly a challenge for us. 

While all corrective lenses provide some measure of magnification, patients with low vision tend to need significantly more help, particular for reading. Fortunately, there are things that can help low vision patients be able to do those important and enjoyable tasks again.

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Why Low Vision Patients Need More Than Regular Glasses

For most people, regular corrective lenses (glasses and contact lenses) are sufficient when it comes to correcting their vision. However, as people age, or as they suddenly lose some measure of vision due to a disease or injury, things get more complicated. Patients with low vision need help beyond what glass and contacts can provide. In age-related conditions, this is often due to a gradual degeneration of light-sensitive cells in the retina, where vision processing takes place.

Regular lenses can’t correct for permanent blind spots (scotomas) in the visual field which are caused by issues like macular degeneration.

While the damage caused to the eyes by low vision conditions cannot be repaired in most cases, that doesn’t mean patients can’t regain the ability to do things that they love.

How Do Magnifiers Help Low Vision Patients With Reading?

How Do Magnifiers Help Low Vision Patients With Reading?

Low vision magnifiers provide significantly more magnification than even the most powerful glasses or contact lenses. They also help compensate for damage to the eyes by helping patients use more of the healthy retina around the part with more damage while reading.

Due to aging, and other factors, important light-sensitive cells in the retina can degenerate, particularly in the center, the portion required when reading small letters. Some magnifiers can also help in the area of contrast, which also plays a role in reading.

Low vision magnifiers for reading can be handheld, or mounted, depending on your needs. For example, a hands-free device can enable a patient to freely do tasks they enjoy such as reading, writing, or playing the piano, which low vision can make all-but impossible. Handheld magnifiers, conversely, are easy to carry around to places like supermarkets, to help read labels on products.

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Magnifying glasses designed for low vision patients can be extremely helpful for improving quality of life for those who are having trouble reading due to conditions such as macular degeneration. As when making any purchase of an eye care device, it is highly advised to speak with a low vision optometrist to make sure you get something that can provide the most help for your unique situation. To make an appointment for a low vision eye exam at PRACTICENAME, give us a call at 111-222-3333. Patients with low vision visit our clinic from all over STATE, and we are proud to be a leading provider of low vision services for patients from CITY, SECONDARY1, SECONDARY2, and SECONDARY3.

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