Is Lumyeye suitable for seniors with AMD?

Yes. Lumyeye launches with a tap or double-tap to start listening, then goes idle on its own at the end of the answer. No complex menus, no gestures to memorize. Lumyeye Pro is deeply integrated with VoiceOver (months of work) and offers a beautiful natural voice for most interactions. A voice onboarding presents the features at first launch. It is the most accessible app for seniors aged 65 to 90.

Pathology · AMD

AMD - how Lumyeye helps.

AMD erases central vision - where we read, where we recognize a face. Lumyeye bypasses the loss with voice: the app reads, describes, identifies, and lets you keep living the way you did before - on iPhone and Android, from $15/month.

Understanding AMD

Daily symptoms.

Age-related macular degeneration affects the macula, the central area of the retina. The leading cause of blindness in the US over age 65, it has two forms: dry (80% of cases, slow) and wet (20%, faster but treatable with anti-VEGF injections). Peripheral vision remains intact, but reading a letter, recognizing a face, or telling the time becomes impossible. Stargardt disease is the juvenile form.

Reading no longer possible

Letters at the center of your gaze fade or blur. Reading a letter, a book, or a label becomes exhausting.

Faces become indistinct

A silhouette is perceived, but the facial features disappear. Recognizing a loved one in the street or across the table becomes difficult.

Straight lines bend

Metamorphopsia distorts edges: the side of a door, the frame of a window, the bars of a fence appear wavy.

Central spot (scotoma)

At an advanced stage, a dark or blurry spot permanently masks the center of vision. Contrast drops, colors fade.

Lumyeye for AMD

Concretely, what the app does.

Lumyeye does not correct the retina - it bypasses the central loss by turning images into voice. Here are the modules most useful for AMD.

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Mail and book readingPhotograph a letter, an invoice, a book page: Lumyeye reads aloud, in English, in full, with no visual effort.
2
Scene descriptionThe app describes what is in front of you: who is in the room, what objects are on the table, the general atmosphere. Compensates the loss of face recognition.
3
Object identificationAsk "what am I holding?": Lumyeye answers. Medication, remote, garment, condiment - the app recognizes and names.
4
Color identificationContrast and colors are altered by AMD. Lumyeye names the exact color of a shirt, a sock, or a fruit.
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Label and price readingAt the supermarket, at the pharmacy: point, Lumyeye reads. Price, dosage, expiration date, composition.
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Vision Live · Lumyeye ProOn iPhone, you stream live video and ask voice questions: "What is in front of me?", "What is written here?". Lumyeye Pro answers in real time. Ideal for advanced AMD.

Which edition for you?

For AMD: Classic or Pro?

Lumyeye Classic

iOS · Android - from $15/month

Plenty for early and intermediate stages of AMD. Reading, description, identification: everything essential to keep reading and recognition autonomy.

Mail, book and label reading
Scene description by photo
Object and color identification
Color detector
Multilingual translation
iOS and Android

Try Classic

Lumyeye Pro · iPhone

iOS 16+ - from $17/month

Recommended for advanced AMD. Live streaming Vision Live + voice Q&A compensates for the central field loss, especially when moving around. No account required: download and it's active.

Everything in Classic +
Vision Live (streaming + voice Q&A)
Beautiful natural voice + smooth VoiceOver integration
Voice control of Spotify, Maps, Mail
Send by email (to yourself or others) to keep a trace
Ray-Ban Meta compatible (coming soon)

Try Pro

Financial assistance

Lumyeye may qualify for disability coverage.

Lumyeye subscriptions may be reimbursed in part via Medicaid waivers, Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits, IRS medical expense deduction or vocational rehabilitation programs (Section 504, ADA accommodations).

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Frequently asked questions

About AMD and Lumyeye.

Can Lumyeye help with AMD?

Yes. AMD affects central vision while often preserving peripheral vision. Lumyeye compensates for exactly that loss: the app reads aloud what the eye can no longer see in the center (mail, books, labels), describes faces and scenes, and identifies the objects in front of you.

Which modules are most useful for AMD?

Mail and book reading (compensates the inability to read in the center), Scene description (compensates face recognition), Object identification (compensates central blur), Color identification, and on Lumyeye Pro, Vision Live which answers your voice questions about what you film in real time.

Does Lumyeye work for dry and wet AMD?

Yes, in both cases. Dry AMD (80% of cases) causes progressive loss; wet AMD is faster but can be stabilized by anti-VEGF injections. Lumyeye compensates for central vision loss regardless of the form - the app does not treat the disease, it restores daily autonomy.

Is Lumyeye suitable for seniors?

Yes. Lumyeye launches with a tap or double-tap to start listening, then goes idle on its own at the end of the answer. A tap is also enough to interrupt. No complex menus, no gestures to memorize. Lumyeye Pro is deeply integrated with VoiceOver and offers a beautiful natural voice for most interactions. At first launch, a voice onboarding presents the features. It is the most accessible app for seniors aged 65 to 90.

Does Lumyeye replace an optometrist or ophthalmologist?

No. Lumyeye is a daily autonomy tool, not a treatment. Keep up your medical follow-up (anti-VEGF injections for wet AMD, OCT scans, vision rehabilitation). Lumyeye comes in as a complement, for the everyday gestures that the retina no longer allows.

Other pathologies

Lumyeye adapts to every condition.

Whether you live with AMD, glaucoma, retinitis pigmentosa, cataract or diabetic retinopathy, Lumyeye delivers a voice-driven response tailored to your visual impairment.