• Magnifiers, available in various sizes and designs, allow users to see objects up close and far away. New magnifiers can provide additional light or digital imaging.
• Telescopes, handheld or head-worn, improve sight at a variety of distances. Newer devices auto-focus and come with a portable control and battery.
• Low vision-specific eyeglasses are designed to improve sight near, far and in between. These include mirrors and prismatic devices that move images to the area of the eye with the best vision.
• Closed-circuit TV (CCTV) consists of a monitor and video camera that allow users to enlarge and position an image on a moveable table until it's large enough to be read on a monitor.
• Nonoptical aids such as large print or talking clocks, phones and TV remotes, color-coded organizers and containers and check-writing and signature guides are also helpful.
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