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Oxsight glasses for those with vision loss. Hoping to find out what others who have tried them think about the product. (self.Blind)
submitted by BodachanS
Hello! I am new to Reddit and this subreddit, but I feel like here is the best place to ask about this.
I recently tried the oxsight glasses that are designed to assist those with vision loss, as someone who doesn't have a memory of not wearing glasses and having a prescription that has steadily degraded over the course of my life and recently registered visually impaired by the hospital I was eager to try this piece of kit out.
I have been affected by pathological myopia and severe short sightedness, and I knew these glasses were originally more geared towards conditions like tunnel or tubular vision. Even so the product did not disappoint! I loved the glasses regardless of the fact that they were not entirely useful to me, I was able to use them in a real life scenario - I was allowed to test them out outside of the optometrist and have a meal at a pub with my grandparents using them , as well as use them outside - the features of the glasses were amazing and although not best suited to my needs they showed what could be made possible in the near future and gave me some much needed hope about my condition.
For those who don't know the glasses are like normal glasses but look slightly more sci-fi and have a camera integrated in the side. They display what the camera sees (the same or similar to what the wearer sees) on am overlay so that you can zoom in on things without losing full visual range and offer's various filters to make certain things easier to read or see.
I am curious what anyone else who has used these glasses thinks about them? I know it's a general question but i feel like I need to ask. Thank you!
Tl:Dr
I tried the oxsight glasses recently and want to hear what others who tried them thought.
https://www.oxsight.co.uk/ (a link to the product website)
I recently tried the oxsight glasses that are designed to assist those with vision loss, as someone who doesn't have a memory of not wearing glasses and having a prescription that has steadily degraded over the course of my life and recently registered visually impaired by the hospital I was eager to try this piece of kit out.
I have been affected by pathological myopia and severe short sightedness, and I knew these glasses were originally more geared towards conditions like tunnel or tubular vision. Even so the product did not disappoint! I loved the glasses regardless of the fact that they were not entirely useful to me, I was able to use them in a real life scenario - I was allowed to test them out outside of the optometrist and have a meal at a pub with my grandparents using them , as well as use them outside - the features of the glasses were amazing and although not best suited to my needs they showed what could be made possible in the near future and gave me some much needed hope about my condition.
For those who don't know the glasses are like normal glasses but look slightly more sci-fi and have a camera integrated in the side. They display what the camera sees (the same or similar to what the wearer sees) on am overlay so that you can zoom in on things without losing full visual range and offer's various filters to make certain things easier to read or see.
I am curious what anyone else who has used these glasses thinks about them? I know it's a general question but i feel like I need to ask. Thank you!
Tl:Dr
I tried the oxsight glasses recently and want to hear what others who tried them thought.
https://www.oxsight.co.uk/ (a link to the product website)
KillerLag 3 points 4y ago
Interesting idea. I had never heard of them before until you mentioned them, but they are consistent with available technology and similiar products (eSight being the closest one I am familiar with). One thing I would be curious about is the claim of zooming in to see things without losing visual range (I think you mean field of view). If you zoom in, then you necessarily have to lose the peripheral, since the middle part is getting larger. And if they use some sort of transparent layer, a lot of people with eye conditions may have an even more difficult time with it.
I would also be curious about the phrase "Unrestricted peripheral awareness" to describe the crystal, since in one of the display demos, it appears the large camera on the right side and electronics on the left extend at least an inch or two past the face (to connect to the lenses), which would necessarily restrict some peripheral vision.
I would also be curious about the phrase "Unrestricted peripheral awareness" to describe the crystal, since in one of the display demos, it appears the large camera on the right side and electronics on the left extend at least an inch or two past the face (to connect to the lenses), which would necessarily restrict some peripheral vision.
BodachanS [OP] 2 points 4y ago
With the prism it blocks out all vision and displays a digital version of what you would see in a smaller area In front of you, this was designed for those with tunnel vision.
The crystal is just an adapted version where you're eyesight isn't blocked. You have you're on view with a transparent digital view that's around 30+40% the size placed over of what the camera sees. This allows you to zoom In using the camera and still have your own peripheral. The biggest issue I found was that it used digital zoom and camera quality was lost upon zooming in.
"Unrestricted peripheral awareness" I think just refers to the fact that they do not block the vision like in the model designed for tunnel vision
The crystal is just an adapted version where you're eyesight isn't blocked. You have you're on view with a transparent digital view that's around 30+40% the size placed over of what the camera sees. This allows you to zoom In using the camera and still have your own peripheral. The biggest issue I found was that it used digital zoom and camera quality was lost upon zooming in.
"Unrestricted peripheral awareness" I think just refers to the fact that they do not block the vision like in the model designed for tunnel vision
KillerLag 2 points 4y ago
Interesting... I will have to see if it shows up in the North American market.
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