or just in their daily lives. OrCam shows what is possible with computer artificial vision. Since the device’s software can be up- dated through Wi-Fi, engineers at the company are continuously working on improvements and additional features for the future. Combined with machine learning and artificial intelligence Or- Cam MyEye2 is not only aiding people who are blind or visually impaired, but has also created a new category of assistive tech- nology and with its reading abilities, is also being looked into for people with reading difficulties like dyslexia. For my patients, I find a good demonstration can show how MyEye can meet their needs now and in the future. If you would like more information you can visit OrCam’s website at www.orcam.com or call 1-800-713-3741. You can also reach Dr. Wolynski at bryan.wolynski@orcam.com
able to accomplish.
Home Life & Social Life: For younger individuals who are more empowered and more social, OrCam portability works perfect for their lifestyle. Howev- er some of my elderly patients may need a good home support system, which can be important for successful use and instru- mental during initial training. Abilities: OrCam MyEye can be used by anyone of any age, any type of vision loss and technological abilities. However OrCam cannot be used by people who have total hearing loss (it is able to be used by someone with a hearing aid, and have many patients that do so), someone with a head or neck tremor (as the camera needs to take a still picture) like in Parkinson’s disease, someone who cannot comprehend text-to-speech or someone with unre- alistic expectation, there is no dog recognition and it wont find your lost keys, at least not yet! Cost: There are two versions of the OrCam MyEye 2. The MyEye and the MyReader. The difference between the two is that the MyEye costs $4,500, has all features and two years worth of updates, whereas the MyReader only has the reading functions, updates for one year and available at a lesser cost at $3,500. Some state rehabilitation agencies will cover the device and it is fully cov- ered for veterans through the Veterans Administration, for those that qualify. If you have a vision plan or private medical insur- ance sometimes they will cover a portion of the device so you can call and check with your provider. Unfortunately as we all know, Medicare insurance does not cover any assistive technol- ogy. Hopefully one day this will change. There are many people who are using MyEye in school, work
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