Visual impairment simulator app

[kestrell]

This is pretty damn awsome, although I'm a little disappointed that it doesn't throw in the occasional random hallucination like I use to experience, because having black dogs, little brown twisty gnomy people, and floating trees at the edge of your vision will really keep you alert.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/visionsim-by-braille-institute/id525114829?mt=8

Comments

[fabrisse]

My migraines sometimes give me the little black mice running by my peripheral vision. Fun times!

[alexxkay]

I tried it out. Cool and scary!

Several of the simulated impairments do list "Hallucinatory Images" as a symptom, and if you click on that, it gives you a little description, including mentioning Charles Bonnet Syndrome. Sadly, it doesn't seem to actually simulate that part.

[jesse_the_k]

Oh! The hallucinations! Also the eye-corner-mafiosi. I'm actually scared to d/l that simulator.

[kallistii]

I'm just downloading it now for my Android phone...this will hopefully give me an idea of what things will be like as my macular degeneration gets worse. Thanks!