Biomaterial Database

[Development of a low vision aid device]. 2006

Fernanda Alves da Silva Bonatti

Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo, Departamento de Oftalmologia, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil. bonatti@uol.com.br

OBJECTIVE To develop the design of a near low vision aid that has esthetic and functional qualities intending to give its user a better life quality. METHODS To verify low vision people's main needs concerning the current devices for near distance; to identify possible design interventions to make a project that fulfills their main needs. RESULTS A prototype having a reading stand tied to the end of a magnifier that moves horizontally and vertically permitting the horizontal reading of a text line was developed. CONCLUSIONS The developed device fulfills low vision people's visual and handling needs for near distance, contributing to the easiness to read and write.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007909	Lenses	Pieces of glass or other transparent materials used for magnification or increased visual acuity.
D004867	Equipment Design	Methods and patterns of fabricating machines and related hardware.	Design, Equipment,Device Design,Medical Device Design,Design, Medical Device,Designs, Medical Device,Device Design, Medical,Device Designs, Medical,Medical Device Designs,Design, Device,Designs, Device,Designs, Equipment,Device Designs,Equipment Designs
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012682	Sensory Aids	Devices and materials used to extend the functioning of the senses, most often including materials adapted for those having visual or hearing impairments and also includes materials that have been translated from one sensory mode to another. (ERIC https://eric.ed.gov/?qt	Aid, Sensory,Aids, Sensory,Sensory Aid
D015354	Vision, Low	Vision considered to be inferior to normal vision as represented by accepted standards of acuity, field of vision, or motility. Low vision generally refers to visual disorders that are caused by diseases that cannot be corrected by refraction (e.g., MACULAR DEGENERATION; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY, etc.).	Vision, Reduced,Vision, Subnormal,Vision, Diminished,Diminished Vision,Low Vision,Reduced Vision,Subnormal Vision