Best practices to help the visually impaired
By: Hassaan Javaid “Good & perfect vision is a blessing; one that’s taken for granted unfortunately!” Just imagine living a life being visually impaired that’s beyond correction even through eyeglasses, lenses or surgery. And while it’s enough to give you the shivers, there’re many people out there actually living such life, suffering from what we know as “low vision”. Some other medical terminologies describing the anomaly are visually impaired, legally blind and partially sighted. Primary causes of low vision are hereditary conditions, certain eye injuries or diseases namely macular degeneration and glaucoma so on. Irrespective of the origin, compromised vision often leads to anxiety, depression, feeling of isolation and helplessness but, you can definitely do a few things to make these people feel at ease. Be cooperative If you’ve someone in the family or social circle suffering from low vision or perhaps partially sighted, here’s how to make them feel independent, confident and help them make the most of their eyesight.
- Create awareness about low vision aids or perhaps take them to the best facility like an eye clinic in Abu Dhabi. These optical devices enhance what remains of the vision which allows people to perform various routine activities confidently.
- Install bedrooms and common living space with bright lights and likewise fixtures that helps in seeing things clearly especially kitchen, bathrooms and work areas so on.