Mobile Apps

Latest Updates:

iPad and iPhone users: You will receive a notice to update your VisionSim© app to the new 2nd version.

Users will be able to simulate any of the many leading eye diseases including macular degeneration, retinal detachment and retinitis pigmentosa. Our team of developers improved the accuracy of how the eye diseases are portrayed, thanks to input from industry experts and doctors. Additionally, more information about each eye disease were included in the update.

VisionSim: iPhone, iPad and Android App

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Braille Institute's VisionSim© FREE app for smartphones was designed to foster understanding and compassion for the millions of people affected by leading eye conditions.

VisionSim© was developed to allow people with healthy vision to experience the world through the eyes of a person experiencing one of nine degenerative eye diseases, including macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and cataracts.

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Version 2 of VisionSim is available for the Apple iPad and iPhone.
Get the app in the Apple app store

         

Using touch-screen controls, the user can select one of the nine simulators to replicate the symptoms of that particular disease. The application uses the device camera to allow the user to see the world through digital filters simulating the symptoms and experience of the disease. Using sliding touch-screen controls, the user can manipulate the severity of the symptoms.

The real-time still images can be saved by the camera and stored for later review in the image gallery, or to be shared.

The application also provides basic information on each of the eye diseases including symptoms, causes and treatments. The user can also access Braille Institute's website or contact Braille Institute directly via email for more information.

For more information on the VisionSim© application please email: MobileApps@BrailleInstitute.org. Click HERE for Support.