Low Vision Magnifying Glasses

My friend has very low vision, legally blind. She uses a magnifying glass now to look at her tiny phone, it is less than stellar for her for sure. wondering what kind of phones offer good technology , like a bit larger keypad and bigger screen with options to have bigger font. I know there's a blackberry one, but the data plan is pretty pricey.
Any help would be great thanks. Serious answers please.

My siblings & I felt that our parents should carry a cell phone (They were evacuated during a huge fire, & we didn't know whether they'd gotten out!) So, I did some searching, as Dad's eyes aren't what they used to be! This first one is what I recommended:

JITTERBUG ONETOUCH PHONE - Abledata: Products
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JITTERBUG DIAL PHONE - Abledata: Products
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Jitterbug OneTouch Cell Phone
http://www .independentliving.com/ prodinfo.asp?number=JB1

Jitterbug Cellphone Calling Plans: Easy-to-use for Seniors.
Emergency cell phone. Simple cell phone.
http://www .firststreetonline.com/ product.jsp?id=50814

Does anyone have the new Jitterbug phone? - Yahoo! Answers
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index; _ylt=AlyhTqEcYmKfnixXLHmqx7KB.Bd.;_ylv=3 ?qid=20071128154206AAlRfpI

They only will use it for dire emergencies, but, they do go out & about still by themselves---So, it's good for them to carry whenever they do! I don't think he's really used it, but the one live link (above) seems to be to a happy customer's Best Answer!

Answering Machines:
CAN-DO(tm) blind and low vision products for your active independent life, 1-800-537-2118
http://www .independentliving.com/ products.asp?dept= 205&deptname= Answering+Machines

Big button phones, Braille phones, large number phones
and other phones for the visually impaired
http://www .annmorris.com/ telephones.htm

Large Number, Big Button Phones
http://www .independentliving.com/ products.asp?dept= 198&deptname=Large+Number

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2008-11-14 22:57:50 by JH ♥ ASL * 愛万多

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I tried asking this question before, but nobody reads enough of it to even understand what I'm asking.

I'm not about to get cataract surgery, so please stop giving that as an answer.

I see fine without glasses, especially outside in broad daylight. I carry a magnifying glass in my pocket to read labels etc. I can really do without glasses. The only reason I'm even considering them is that I do have some loss of vision, and was hoping to get it back to near normal.

I have double vision in one eye, but I can get rid of it by squinting or aiming my head higher or lower. However, with the eyeglass lenses tried by the optometrist, the double vision is worse, and I can't do anything to get rid of it.

I don't have experience wearing glasses, and don't know what to expect. It seems "obvious" to me that what I really need is glasses with only one lens, for my good eye, so the eye that sees double won't be made worse by the glasses. But the optometrist just laughs at that suggestion, so I don't know what to think.
Not only did the optometrist not mention a detached retina, but the ophthalmologist didn't either. The optometrist sent me to the ophthalmologist to see if I needed cataract surgery, and the ophthalmologist said no, after extensive testing. So it doesn't seem likely that it could be any such thing as a detached retina not being noticed by them.

The double vision is worse because now that your refractive error is corrected, it is easier to notice the double vision caused by your cataracts.

You can always request for the side with double vision to have no power but still have a plano lens there because no one wear just one lens in their glasses.

I'm not really sure why you mentioned a detached retina. Are you suspecting that you have one. I am pretty sure you would notice a curtain or shadow cast over your vision if the retina is detached,. If your eye doctor really missed that, they are in trouble. If you really had that, it would be an emergency and they wouldn't just keep it to themselves and not tell you.

2009-06-28 17:48:46 by Dilbert

Price: $59.33 $31.95

Aspheric lenses offer greater magnification at increased focal points then available with normal magnification
Unique Aspheric lens design provides distortion free viewing over the entire magnification area
Classic ergonomic design makes these lightweight magnifiers attractive and easy to use

I ordered some glasses online a week or so ago (from zenni optical) and the 1.58 lenses come standard so to speak. I was looking online and apparently the 1.61 and 1.67 are for higher perscriptions. Mine is:

-9.25 -.75 015
-8.75 -.75 165

So does that mean that when people are looking at me that it will look like I'm looking through coke bottoms and my eyes will be all magnified since I'm getting the lower quality? Or does that just mean that I wont get as crisp of vision?
Thanks for the info Sandra, and while I did go to a "real" (lol) Dr. to get my perscription, I just can't justify paying $200 - $300+ dollars for glasses! I paid $75 for THREE pairs so a few bumps, bruises and questions along the way are worth it! At least to me! :)

A prescription that high in the 1.58 is not going to be very nice at all.

I have to disagree with Sandra...you DID get a lesser quality.

Polycarbonate lenses are quite inferior optically in a power like that, compared to the 1.61 or 1.67

The 1.58 they supply are polycarbonate lenses which are real crappy once you get over a - 3.00

Not only will your visual clarity suffer a lot with polycarb in that power, but chromatic aberrations at the outer edges will probably drive you nuts. Chromatic aberration is rainbow colors within the lens itself, and wil also cause a lot of things you look at to have a blue or green tinge to the edges of them.

You definitely should have gone with the 1.67

Hopefully, for your sake, you chose very small frames. That will minimize the bad effects somewhat.

2009-04-07 12:22:43 by Johnny's Mama

Price: $35.51 $19.95

Can be worn over prescription or safety eyeglasses
A dioptric number and a magnification number are not the same thing. Diopter strength represents a specific magnification power (X). For example, a 5-diopter provides 2.5X magnification (at a distance of 8")
Binocular headband magnifier provides hands-free magnification and viewing for a variety of applications, such as jewelry-making, watch-making, needlework, artwork, electronic inspection, book-reading, print inspection, and stamp-collecting