Glaucoma: How Lumyeye Compensates for Visual Field Loss Every Day
Glaucoma affects roughly 80 million people worldwide and progressively destroys peripheral vision, causing tunnel vision. Lumyeye vocally describes the complete scene that your eyes can no longer perceive.
👁️ Understanding Glaucoma
Glaucoma is a chronic eye disease that progressively destroys the optic nerve, usually due to elevated intraocular pressure. It is the second leading cause of blindness worldwide.
📊 Glaucoma in Numbers
80 millionpeople affected worldwide. 50% don't know it because glaucoma is asymptomatic for a long time — it's the "silent thief of sight." After age 40, the risk increases significantly.
Open-Angle Glaucoma (Most Common)
Accounts for 80% of cases. Drainage of aqueous humor is impaired, pressure builds, and compresses the optic nerve. Visual field loss is slow and painless — often noticed only when significant damage has occurred. Eye drops can slow progression.
Angle-Closure Glaucoma
Less common but more sudden. The drainage angle closes abruptly, causing an acute crisis (pain, nausea, blurred vision). This is an ophthalmic emergency requiring immediate treatment (laser iridotomy).
Daily Life Impact
- Tunnel vision: visual field narrows like a tunnel, limiting environmental awareness
- Dangerous navigation: obstacles unseen on the sides, steps, curbs
- Driving impossible: minimum legal visual field no longer met
- Difficulty in groups: missing people approaching from the side
- Kitchen risks: objects knocked over, burns from lack of lateral vision
- Progressive isolation: fear of going out, growing dependence
🧠 How Lumyeye Helps People with Glaucoma
Glaucoma reduces your visual field, but Lumyeye sees everything the smartphone camera captures — far beyond your tunnel vision.
Panoramic Description
The AI describes the entire scene: what's in front, to the sides, above, below. Your tunnel vision is complemented by a 360° description.
Obstacle Detection
The AI alerts you to obstacles, steps, and objects on the ground that your reduced visual field doesn't let you see.
Complete Reading
Tunnel vision makes exhaustive reading difficult. The AI reads the entire document and provides a clear summary.
Shopping & Navigation
At the store or in the city, the AI reads signs, shop names, prices — everything that escapes your reduced visual field.
"My glaucoma gives me tunnel vision. Before Lumyeye, I knocked things over, I couldn't see people approaching. Now the AI describes everything around me. It's like having a permanent companion."— Gerald P., 62, open-angle glaucoma — Toronto, Canada
🏛️ Glaucoma & Disability Benefits
When glaucoma causes significant visual field loss, disability support may be available:
- US: SSDI if visual field ≤ 20° in the better eye; state vocational rehabilitation
- UK: PIP; Certificate of Vision Impairment (CVI)
- Canada: DTC; provincial assistive device programs
- EU: varies by country — disability allowances available
💡 Advice for Glaucoma Patients
Glaucoma progresses slowly. Don't wait for blindness to act. Start now with Lumyeye (free trial) to familiarize yourself with AI assistance and preserve your independence. Continue your eye drops and ophthalmologist check-ups rigorously.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does glaucoma affect vision?
Glaucoma progressively destroys the optic nerve, causing loss of peripheral visual field. Vision narrows like looking through a tunnel (tunnel vision). Without treatment, it can lead to blindness. Worldwide, about 80 million people are affected, and half don't know it.
Does Lumyeye help people with glaucoma?
Yes. Lumyeye compensates for visual field loss by vocally describing the entire scene visible through the camera, including areas that tunnel vision no longer allows you to see. The AI describes obstacles, people, signs, and all peripheral elements. $16.90/month with a free trial.
Does glaucoma qualify for disability benefits?
Yes, if glaucoma results in a visual field reduced to less than 20 degrees or visual acuity below legal thresholds. Disability support can fund assistive technology. The application process can take months. Lumyeye requires no paperwork thanks to its affordable price ($16.90/month).
Can Lumyeye be used with tunnel vision?
Absolutely. The interface is 100% voice-based and compatible with VoiceOver/TalkBack. Your smartphone camera has a much wider field of view than your tunnel vision — the AI describes everything it captures, compensating for visual field loss.
Glaucoma? Regain Full Vision Through AI
Lumyeye describes everything your visual field misses. Try free — no commitment, no credit card.
🔒 Privacy & Security
No data stored. Your photos are analyzed then instantly deleted. 100% secure servers.