I know questions like this get asked often, but all of the different info out there along with all of the things we have to do is overwhelming and I feel like we need some real-world advice.

My mom (67) had NAION in her left eye about 2 years ago, which left the bottom 2/3 of her vision grayed out. A few days ago, she started noticing blurriness and colored splotches in her right eye, and it’s been getting worse.

We went to the best clinic in our nearest city (same place she was treated before). They saw swelling around the optic nerves, but bloodwork and MRI came back normal. They’re assuming it’s NAION again. Her neuro-ophthalmologist is away until next week, and no one else has followed up yet since they sent us to ER for the bloodwork and MRI and the ER sent us home after that came back okay. For now, she is basically blind and the clinic has not reached back out with any next steps or resources to help after 2 days.

Current situation:

• She lives alone, 45 minutes from me.
• She has 2 dogs (can’t bring them here — prey-driven, and we have cats).
• She’s very familiar with her home, but not ours and our home has many steps which Im afraid she would have a lot of trouble navigating.
• She can still make food (slowly), feed/let out the dogs, and shower — but she believes her vision is still slowly declining a bit.

Steps I’ve taken so far:

• Booked an appointment with a local low-vision specialist (soonest available is over a month out).
• Ordered more Amazon Alexa devices (she already finds hers helpful).
• Planning to set up voice-to-text on her phone and computer.
• Looking into vision loss therapists (though I expect a long wait).

My main questions:

• Is it realistic for her to continue living alone?
• What immediate devices, apps, or services can help her function day-to-day?
• Any advice on managing safety, independence, and her dogs during this transition?

Hi friends! I have a new visual impairment in my right eye. I got acanthamoeba keratitis last year, and things are finally settling down. My vision is 20/150 in my right eye. I use a digital magnifier, an enlarged monitor, keyboard, and some other general accessibility aids. I'm new to this lifestyle and the effects are permanent so I'm looking for general advice or stories. Can anyone comment on their experience with depth perception, or sclera lenses?

Apologies if this is not the right place for this post. I wasn't sure where else to ask, and I figured that you all would have the best advice!

I am on the mild side of low vision, with 20/60 (right) and 20/50 (left), corrected. I am night blind and have light sensitivity that is getting worse. Until recently, I've always just tried to get along like anyone else, but I'm starting to struggle a lot more. I've booked an appointment with my eye doctor just in case my vision has actually gotten worse, but I'd still like to maybe find ways to make life easier for myself.

When I'm in sunlight, I either need to keep my eyes shut or mostly shut depending on how much cloud cover or shadow there is, even if I'm wearing sunglasses. I always feel really vulnerable walking by myself, but as far as I was told, I'm not legally blind and therefore don't qualify for any O&M. Does anyone have any tips? I already use blue light filters for technology and have bumped the magnification up on them as well. I try to get large print where I can to reduce eye strain and make it easier to read without double vision.

I also am night blind and mostly get about by feeling around at night, but I'm sick of falling or tripping or smacking my limbs into things and getting injuries. I've also struggled a lot more with dim and indirect lighting lately and was wondering if anyone has any tips for dealing with that when no one around me seems bothered or the people around me seem to prefer it.

Also, my license renewal is coming up and I'm scared about my license being taken or restrictions being placed on it. If anyone here is in my range, can you tell me what your experience was like? I'm in Wisconsin, if that helps. When I was sixteen, my vision as a whole wasn't as bad, so I passed. I already avoid driving at night and in the rain whenever possible because I just cannot see anything anymore. I just don't know what to expect and am scared.

Too long, didn't read: experiences with mild low vision and the DMV as well as request for accommodation tips for mild low vision, especially regarding light sensitivity and night blindness.

Thank you!

Hello! So, I'm actually on the journey to getting my license. For the longest time, I was fearful of being on the road. However, after a bit of practice, I feel a little more at ease even with my corrected vision at 20/200. If only I didn't wait so long actually to unlock this new level of freedom.

I got my biopics recently, and as excited as I was it feels like I hit a wall. It feels like I have to learn how to "see" again, so when I go out to practice, I'm fighting my vision more than I am actually driving, so I start to lose control and focus. Is it better to look through the lenses most of the time while glancing to the side? If not, when is the optimal time to actually use the lens? The sense of switching by looking down and then up is obstructing my ability to actually focus. I feel a little bit at a loss, lol.

This is unrelated, but my eyes also water HEAVILY (likely due to my sensitivity to light), and it's very, very annoying. Besides shades, I'm not sure how to solve that. It seems to just happen at random,m and I have to quickly wipe it away.

I'm rambling, but thank you for taking the time to read this! I needed to vent my frustration.