Cocoons polarized fitover sunglasses block out sunlight and glare from all angles .
VISUAL AIDS FOR LOW VISION
By Denis Langlois
About half a million Canadians are currently living with low vision or vision loss that is significant enough to impact their quality of life . Every 12 minutes , another Canadian will begin to lose his or her eyesight . The charity Canadian National Institute for the Blind has created a retail enterprise of assistive products for people who are blind or partially sighted . More than 15,000 Canadians use the shop each year . All proceeds from the store , which can be found at shop . cnib . ca , supports the CNIB , which provides more than one million hours of support each year to Canadians . Here are some of the products available from Shop CNIB :
The 13-watt Ott-Lite lamp simulates nature ' s daylight , which means less glare , and less energy use .
The Ruby handheld video magnifier can lie flat to help people read books or the newspaper or the flip-out handle can transform this device into a standard magnifying glass .
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