Age related macular degeneration
● Affects the central vision
● Impacts on detailed tasks such as reading, writing, and recognising faces
● Techniques to help main independence include using side vision more effectively as well as managing light and glare levels.
Cateracts
Glaucoma
Diabetic Retinopathy
● Creates a misty effect within your vision similar to looking through fog
● Impacts on colour contrast and detailed tasks
● Techniques to help maintain independence including positioning of light and managing glare levels
● Has several forms leading to various levels of sight loss, the most common types causing blurring and general loss of vision
● Techniques to help maintain independence include using your sight more effectively, managing and reducing glare levels.
● Affect peripheral (side vision) and impacts on seeing your surroundings
● There are many techniques and strategies you can develop to help with getting around
● Managing light levels will help
