How to Learn to Read With Monocular Vision

When a person has vision in only one eye, it is called monocular vision. People with monocular vision cannot see as well as they could with two eyes. This is because they have less peripheral vision, and because without two eyes sending information to their brains, they do not have depth perception -- the ability to see how far away something is. These problems can interfere with tasks such as driving and reading. Adapting to monocular vision can make it easier to read, which can help with everything, from selecting a dish on a menu to following current events in the newspaper.

Things You'll Need

• Lamp

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Instructions

• 1

  Shine light from the lamp onto your reading material (for example, a book) so that it is not shining on your eye. One way to do this is to place the lamp behind you, but angle it so the light source falls directly on the book.

• 2

  Hold the book directly in front of your eye at a comfortable distance.

• 3

  Move the reading material back and forth as you read, instead of moving your eye. This prevents eye fatigue.

• 4

  Obtain special spectacles from an optician, such as telescopic spectacles, if the vision in your remaining eye is not perfect.