Ah, the need for magnifying eyeglasses and/or bifocal lenses…for many of us, it’s one of the first signs that we are not getting any younger! What happens when these strategies are not enough?In May (Healthy Vision Month!) we will welcome Amy McClellan from the Minnesota Aging Eyes Initiative. She’ll help us understand common eye diseases and how they affect vision, as well as inform us about vision loss in older adults and ways that we can adjust to it.

Resources & Presentation Notes:

• Amy McClellan from the Minnesota Aging Eyes Initiative – https://mn.gov/deed/ssb/seniors/aging-eyes.jsp
  • Amy.McClellan@state.mn.us
  • Duluth Office – Amy McClellan
    402 West First St.
    Duluth, MN 55802
    218-302-8418

• Care Partners of Cook County – https://carepartnersofcookcounty.org/
• Question: How do I get a magnifier for free?
  Mattingly – https://www.mattinglylowvision.com/content.cfm?n=msmdhand
  Resin
  Independent Living
• Question: What is the strength of the one you have?
• electric glasses – 5-8k for glasses – https://www.glasses.com/gl-us/blog/what-are-smart-glasses
• NoIR – https://www.noirinsight.com/
• Questions: Are people using smart devices – can you talk about them?
  Be my Eyes – App – https://www.bemyeyes.com/
  Envision – App – https://envision.app/
• Question: Points of resistance?
  Comment: Started with a photo digital picture frame.
• The Lighthouse – Fee for service nonprofit – https://www.lcfvl.org/