Hanumara NC, Narain J, Winter A. Digital Magnifying Glasses for Low-Vision Learners: Bringing Assistive Technologies to the Developing World.
IEEE Pulse 2018;
8:31-35. [PMID:
28961094 DOI:
10.1109/mpul.2017.2730698]
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Abstract
A student squinting to see the board or holding a textbook inches from his or her nose often provides the first indication of a visual impairment. For most, the cause is a refractive error, readily correctible with eyeglasses. However, for an estimated 40-65 million people globally with functional low vision, the fuzzy words pose a lifelong challenge.
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