ReBokeh app redefines role of assistive technology for moderate vision impairment
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NEW ORLEANS — The ReBokeh app uses the camera on an iPhone or iPad to modify visual settings and help individuals with moderate impairment see better, according to a presenter at Academy ’23.
“It’s a really good option for patients who have a lot of good, usable vision and maybe aren’t good candidates for dedicated assistive technology but need some extra help in their regular everyday lives,” Rebecca Rosenberg, MSE, founder and CEO of ReBokeh, told Healio.
After struggling to find assistive technology that met her needs as a child diagnosed with oculocutaneous albinism, Rosenberg engineered the app to utilize existing vision rather than replace it. She named it after the photography technique, bokeh, in which light sources are blurry.
The app allows users to fully customize their settings to adjust contrast, exposure and color inversion, all of which can be saved as presets. The app is also capable of zooming in on fine details, enabling users to see better from a distance.
Rosenberg shared how one user with albinism uses the ReBokeh app to travel independently, noting that it helped with reading a ticketing board in Iceland.
“This is just one way our technology is really enabling independence for people,” she said.
The app is currently available at no charge on Apple iOS devices, and there is a waitlist for Android users. The premium version of the app requires a monthly paid subscription and offers additional features, including additional presets, the ability to save images to the camera roll and enhanced inversion options.
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