Top 5 Low Vision Products for the Visually Impaired

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Low Vision aids or Macular Degeneration aids are required in our home. My husband has been legally blind for over twenty years. He suffers from a combination of macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa and, the doctors say, a host of other diseases of the eyes. Since his diagnosis, we have learned which aids for the blind are most helpful for him. This page showcases some of the best low vision products I have been able to find.

Are you looking for talking watches or a PVO Electronic Portable Color Magnifier or are you searching for a no-frills cell phone? Remember that people who are not legally blind, but do have other sight difficulties, will find these highly advanced low vision products helpful! Scroll down for extensive reviews of these products and more! Enjoy!

Click on any item for more information and products and/or to purchase. All of the products on this page are from Independent Living Aids and/or Amazon. Most of you are familiar with Amazon, one of the most trusted sites on line. In addition, I have purchased from Independent Living Aids many times and have always been happy with their products, their prices and their excellent customer service. I know you will also be pleased with Independent Living Aids!

Low Vision Aids & Products for Deaf and Hard of Hearing from independent living aids.

updated 9/4/11

Voice Labeling System

Click on the picture for more information about this great low vision aid.

RNIB PenFriend Voice Labeling System

* Simply allocate one of the coded self-adhesive labels and record and store your message on the PenFriend; to play back. just touch the PenFriend tip to the label and it will announce recordings specific to each label
* there is no limit to the record length associated with each label
* over 70 hours of recording time available on 1 GB internal memory
* ability to download MP3 files including books and music - computer required for this function.
* includes 127 labels in a mix of sizes and shapes, built-in speaker, USB cable, neck lanyard and two AAA batteries
* extra labels are available in packs of 380
* labels cannot go into the washing machine


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Mobile Phone - Low Vision Aid

ILA - Works with any carrier that uses a SIM card, including T-Mobile, ATT, Alltel.

Doro HandleEasy 326i GSM Cell Phone
HandleEasy 326i GSM is an easy to use no frills mobile phone for when you simply want to make and receive calls. Direct memory buttons and a large keypad and display make dialing easier, while a vibrating ringer alerts you of incoming calls.

Thank you, ILA super customer service for information about available carriers!

EYE - FLEX Low Vision Display Unit

EYE-FLEX Low Vision Display Unit

The EYE-FLEX Low Vision Display Unit is an affordable, easy to operate, continuous autofocus color system, which also offers black and white or reverse image viewing. It is versatile: use it for reading text or multicolor magazines, looking at pictures, or doing hand work such as small repairs, crafts, writing cards & letters, doing crossword puzzles, etc.

Why We Use Low Vision Products

Stories of my Legally Blind Husband

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Resources for Information about Diseases of the Eyes

Macular Degeneration, Retinitis Pigmentosa

These links will help you find more information about your eye disease.
AMDF: American Macular Degeneration Foundation - Assistance in Finding Professional Eye Care
The AMDF is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, publicly supported organization. Contributions are tax deductible.Search:
What is Macular Degeneration?Care & Services Directory
Foundation Fighting Blindness
The urgent mission of the Foundation Fighting Blindness, Inc. is to drive the research that will provide preventions, treatments and cures for people affected by retinitis pigmentosa (RP), macular degeneration, Usher syndrome, and the entire spectrum of retinal degenerative diseases.

* More than 10 million Americans of every age and race suffer vision loss from these blinding diseases.
* The Foundation has funded thousands of research studies at hundreds of prominent institutions worldwide. Currently, the Foundation funds 151 grants at 80 institutions.

Two Face Flexible Arm Mirror

Practical low vision product to help with personal grooming.

5X/1X Two Face Flexible Arm Mirror by Conair

Any of us over 40 years old will love this product! See yourself in real size and then flip the mirror so you are looking through the mirror at the other end of the flexible stand, and see your features magnified 5 times. The mirror you are not using serves as the stand for the other one and the flex arm allows you to twist it in just about any direction. It is a lightweight, neat looking and affordable magnifying mirror. At only $4.25 (this is a special sale price), you can purchase one of those for each of your friends for birthday gifts! Click on the image to shop now!

PVO Electronic Portable Color Magnifier

The Low Vision Aid that Helps with a variety of tasks.

PVO Electronic Portable Color Magnifier

Adjustable magnification
4 inch color screen monitor
Natural colors/inverted colors
Positive/negative picture
High and low contrast with 3 illumination modes
TV connection

ILA Customer Service told me -- ILA - You can use the PVO to read books, magazines, maps, newspapers etc. You can read restaurant menus with it and read price labels when grocery shopping. It features distance viewing so that some people who don't have severe vision loss can see signs or objects across a room. You are able to view your handwriting when writing checks or receipts etc. You can also connect it to a television or computer monitor to increase the magnification.

Thank you! Independent Living Aids always helps me with my questions! Customer Service at its finest!

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Low vision aids are an important part of our lives. I cannot imagine how we would manage my husband's legal blindness without talking watches!

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Tactile Low Vision Timer 

From Amazon

Tactile Low Vision Timer White Dial, Black Numbers

Amazon Price: $26.90 (as of 02/14/2012)Buy Now

Vision Booster 

Vision Booster Digital Magnifier

Amazon Price: $29.04 (as of 02/14/2012)Buy Now

Use your computer to magnify text or pictures.