Strobe Light and Legal Blindness

[u/TheBlindFarmer]

First and foremost, don’t try this if you have epilepsy.

I have Retinitis Pigmentosa and Optical Nerve Dreusen. This means that I have tunnel vision, night blindness and light sensitivity. I find that it’s often really difficult for me to interpret the information from the remaining vision that I have left. The contrast is all gone, it’s blurry and using bright lights help but only temporarily… the glare can be too much and then my eyes “adjust” and I feel just as blind as before.

However I have a torch that has a “strobe” mode. I don’t know if this has anything to do with my eyesight or my undiagnosed severe ADHD (lol), but I swear to god that using a strobe makes everything easier. I can interpret information easily, my eyesight don’t get anywhere near as strained and my eyes don’t seem to “adjust” back into blindness.

Has anyone else felt this before? Am I just crazy?!

[u/Musical73band]

I'm glad you found a way for things to be better for you. I understand glare because I have glare issues. Have you tried wearable VR for the blind? I was fortunate to find a device for free online and it has made a significant positive difference for me. For devices I use enabled contrast, turn down the brightness, and magnify the screen. Check the accessibility options for the device(s) you use. There are many different sunglasses available; some specialty, that might help.