Of course you are right, David.
Jan
On 8/11/17, David Goldfield <dgoldfield1211@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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Your observation is a valid one and I don't have enough knowledge about
these devices to provide an answer. With so many eye conditions, how does a
person know whether one of these wearable solutions is going to be able to
provide them with the usable vision these devices potentially offer. They
will just need to do some additional research, to determine whether they are
a compatible candidate, for lack of a better word. Beyond that, the best
advice I could give is to contact the manufacturer and ask to be put in
touch with a representative who would know the device well and who could
meet with the potential buyer to determine whether the device is
appropriate.
David Goldfield, Assistive Technology Specialist Feel free to visit my Web
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On 8/8/2017 2:41 PM, Jan Lattuca wrote:
Wow, these two articles are fascinating. I wonder how long it will be
before they will be more broadly available. It's also not totally
clear to me for whom such glasses will work, in terms of causes of
vision impairment. Interesting . . .
Jan
On 8/4/17, David Goldfield <dgoldfield1211@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From wusa9.com
NuEyes glasses: Helping those who are visually impaired
TEGNA
3-4 minutes
Helping those who are visually impaired
WASHINGTON (WUSA9) - A wearable head gear is giving the visually impaired
and eye opening experience. The pair of smart glasses are bringing the
outside world into clear view for those who need a little assistance.
Felxi Reges is just like a lot of 9-year-olds. He's funny, inquisitive,
and
totally fascinated by technology, like WUSA9's photographer Mike Fuhr's
camera gear.
But unlike most youngsters, if Felix wants to get a really good look at
the
camera or even the faces of his parents and siblings, he has to get very
close. Felix is legally blind. This is the result of an extremely rare
genetic condition. The condition is called Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome.
"It affects your skin pigmentation so he has albinism and it affects
vision,
so he has very low vision... around the range of 2350/2400," Felix's
mother,
Ina Laemmerzahl explained.
Up until just a few weeks ago, everything Felix saw was fuzzy. He could
see
blobs of color, but couldn't make out facial expressions or see objects
across a room. Everything changed after the first time he put on a pair
of
NuEyes Low Vision Smart glasses. They're wireless, with a built-in
computer,
and can magnify images up to 12 times.
"For someone who needs additional magnification, doesn't have 20/20
vision,
these glasses help him get closer to an object without having to
relocate,"
Kristie Linz with NuEyes stated.
Here's how NuEyes help Felix see:
A tiny HD camera on the front of the smart glasses acts as a NuEyes. The
live images it captures are projected on to video screens on the inside
of
the glasses. Manually or with a tiny Bluetooth remote control, Felix can
adjust the image size, change the contrast, brightness, color, use voice
commands, and activate a text to speech function,bringing the outside
world
closer to him where ever he is.
This is a life-changing moment for a child whose life started off as
anything but normal.
Felix, who is also autistic, was abandoned just five days after birth in
his
native country of China. The Reges family adopted him from the orphanage
there when he was 15 months old.
For this mother, who's been looking at Felix since that first meeting,
the
realization that her son can now look back and see her is "pretty cool,
it's
pretty cool."
NuEyes is priced at just under $6,000 and not covered by insurance. But
it
was an expense the Reges Family did not have to pay. They applied for and
were awarded the glasses by the Council of Citizens with Low Vision
International.
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