Electronic Magnifier

New electronic technologies have inspired a wide range of products to help individuals who suffer from low vision. Low vision is defined by the National Eye Institute; as the level of vision is such that cannot be corrected with standard eyeglasses, contact lenses, or surgery. So low vision is not just poor vision, it is vision that cannot be easily corrected. This is why Myvisionaid.com stocks a wide range of assistive low vision devices like, handheld electronic magnifiers. The demand for new and innovating low vision products like electronic magnifier continues to grow because the number of people with vision loss is increasing quickly. This is mainly due to the fact that the senior population is growing. Many forms of low vision are age related such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD), cataracts, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, or optic nerve disease. These optical related diseases are common among senior citizens. Age related macular degeneration accounts for almost 45 percent of all cases of low vision in the US.

Video Magnifiers

What is a video magnifier?
A video magnifier is a low vision aid and is one of the most popular and effective devices for making things easier to see. This electronic magnification device is used for reading tiny font as found on prescription labels, restaurant menus and store receipts. A video magnifier is enlarges images of text and objects on a monitor or screen. An image of the material to be magnified is captured by a digital video camera, sometimes called a CCD (charge-coupled device) camera. The digital video camera is connected to a monitor or screen on which magnified images are displayed. These video magnifiers come in two varieties one is handheld and portable. The other type of magnifier is a "table" like device and items are placed under the camera and viewed on a screen.
Video Magnifiers are a convenient and portable digital magnification tool to help those with low vision read small text, maps, medication labels, and more. Designed to help people who suffer from macular degeneration, glaucoma, or other vision problems, Myvisionaid.com has a wide variety of magnifiers to help empower you, keeping you independant, by making your life easier.