Enhance Your Independence with Visual Aids at Nittany Eye Associates
Your eyes enable you to see vibrant colors and intricate details. When vision challenges arise, our low-vision services are here to help.
We offer specialized care to preserve and improve your remaining vision, ensuring you continue to enjoy the world around you.
Personalized Care for Low Vision: Causes and Support
Low vision is defined as a broad term that encompasses various degrees of visual impairment, ranging from mild to severe. It occurs when an individual can’t see clearly, even with the aid of eyeglasses, contact lenses, or surgery. It can be caused by a variety of eye diseases, including age-related macular degeneration, cataracts, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and retinitis pigmentosa, among others.
Low vision can also result from non-eye-related factors such as neurological conditions, strokes, concussions, birth defects, and eye injuries. A common benchmark for low vision is having visual acuity of 20/70 in the better eye, even with vision correction. This means that a person with low vision may need to be 20 feet away from an object to see it as clearly as someone with normal vision can see it from 70 feet away.
Each case of low vision is unique, which is why our low vision specialists always determine the underlying cause and the extent of visual impairment so they can prescribe the best low vision aids and rehabilitation techniques possible.
The Low Vision Assessment
Our approach to low vision care begins with a detailed assessment of your visual capabilities. This includes:
- Comprehensive Eye Exam: We examine your eye health and assess the extent of your vision loss.
- Visual Field Testing: Identifying areas of your peripheral vision that may still be functional.
- Contrast Sensitivity Testing: Your ability to distinguish between different shades and levels of light.
- Refraction and Magnification: The optimal level of magnification required to enhance your vision.
Low Vision Aids That We Offer at Nittany Eye Associates
Based on your results, our optometrists will create a personalized plan that may include the use of specialized low-vision aids, which are designed to enhance your visual experience.
Some of the products for visually impaired seniors we offer are:
- Telescopic Lenses: To see distant objects clearly.
- Microscopic Glasses: For detailed tasks like reading, writing, and crafting.
- Electronic Magnifiers: Provide adjustable magnification and high contrast settings.
- Prism Glasses: Improve peripheral vision and expand your field of view.
- Electronic Devices: Including digital magnifiers, wearable tech, and screen-reading software.
- Smartphone and Tablet Apps: Access apps that convert text to speech, identify objects, and provide navigation assistance.
Our Approach to Low Vision Support
Don't let low vision limit your life. At Nittany Eye Associates, we offer a comprehensive low vision program that will empower you and provide the support needed to navigate your environment.
Combining cutting-edge technology and specialized training with compassionate support, we help you regain control over your daily activities.
From mastering technology to navigating your surroundings safely, our low vision services focus on practical solutions that restore independence.