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OE Patients 10 Most Searched Topics This Year

Dec 21, 2024

OE Patients 10 Most Searched Topics This Year

It’s time for a quick review of the ten top searched posts on OE Patients in 2024. The popular posts include practical tips and encouraging advice focused on living better with vision loss, and well worth referencing again.

1. Hottest Low Vision Gifts: A curated list of desirable gifts for individuals with low vision, including universally appealing items and invaluable presents.

2. 8 Ways to Practice Eccentric Viewing: Guidance on techniques to utilize peripheral vision effectively, beneficial for those experiencing central vision loss.

3. Accessibility Support Phone Lines You Should Know: Our coveted list of specialized support contacts emphasizing accessibility, featuring companies like Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, and Google.

4. GoGo Grandparent Gets Uber Without App: This uniquely specialized membership service facilitates and monitors orders for Uber, DoorDash, Instacart, and more, without requiring an app or smartphone.

5. Doctor, Am I Going Blind? An article addressing the common fear associated with vision loss, often reassuring that the answer is “No.”

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6. Smartphone Barcode Readers Help Visually Impaired: Insights into how product barcodes can be scanned to provide product details, directions and instructions, not otherwise easily accessible to customers with vision loss.

7. Accessible Workouts for Visually Impaired People: A compilation of accessible workouts, including strength training and feel-good exercises, along with tips from experts.

8. Alexa, Read My Book: Instructions on how Amazon’s voice assistant can read Kindle books or play Audible books upon request, offering an independent way to enjoy literature.

9. Surprises Contained in the White Cane: A discussion on the personal journey of accepting and utilizing a white cane, highlighting the independence it can provide.

10. Try a New Approach to Reading Restaurant Menus: Suggestions for overcoming challenges in reading menus, encouraging continued enjoyment of dining experiences.

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About the Author: Dorrie Rush

Dorrie Rush is the Chief Content Officer and Visual Accessibility Expert at Ophthalmic Edge Patients (OE Patients), an online resource, presented by the Association for Macular Diseases, providing practical information and empowering advice for living a full and successful life with vision loss.

She is the former Director of the Grunwald Technology Center and Information Resource Service at Lighthouse International 2001 to 2016. Dorrie is known to have an eccentric view, which is particularly useful in compensating for her central vision loss from Stargardt Disease.

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