Seeing loud and clear

I first came across the OrCam device around five years ago, not long after its initial launch in the US. In its first incarnation, the device was a simple clip-on camera fitted to the side of a spectacle frame that was able to read out any text to which the wearer addressed their attention (figure 1).

Since then, the device has started appearing in both specialist low vision and community optometric practice throughout the UK and has evolved to include a number of new and impressive functions. I recently had an opportunity to be introduced to the latest device at the RNIB clinic in London where we hope to be able to try the device out in the coming months.

The OrCam 2