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Old 09-28-2012, 10:16 AM   #12
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I don't know.

She has recently been diagnosed as having macular degeneration. Today, I am taking her to the local hospital who have a specialist clinic that offers advice on dealing with the condition. If I get a chance I will ask the what they recommend.
Just got back from the Low Vision clinic. The have an impressive range of really powerful magnifying glasses. They simply gave one to my relative at no cost (NHS)

I asked about ereaders and was told people with macular degeneration tend to prefer high contrast. Therefore, a tablet with a backlight tends to be preferred to e-ink. However, this is not always the case. I was told that recently a Kindle was preferred over an iPad.

So, I have learnt that the size on the font is not the only consideration, contrast is almost as important.


I think I will start a new thread asking for suggestion for high contrast large font ereader that are very simple to use.
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