Dear Savvy Senior: Can you recommend good resources or products to help seniors with severe vision loss? My wife has diabetic retinopathy, and it’s gotten worse over the past year. — Need Help

Dear Need Help: There are many resources and a wide variety of low-vision products and technologies that can help with many different needs.

According to the American Optometric Association, it’s estimated that 12 million Americans 40 and older are living with uncorrectable vision loss, which is often caused by age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma or diabetic retinopathy. These conditions become more common with age and can make daily tasks like cooking, reading or watching television much harder.

But optometrists who specialize in low vision — reduced vision that can’t be rectified with gla

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