Breaking this habit can be very difficult. One such habit common in children who are blind or visually impaired is pressing, poking, or rubbing the eye. This is a habit that can harm the eye. OpticWare and APH have teamed up to create a device to help children with eye-catching behavior and eye pressing.
Traditionally, experts recommend helping your child replace eye pressure with another activity and praising your child for engaging in the alternative behavior. If the redirection isn’t successful, you may find a new device useful. Learn more about the device and read the invitation to join the data collection study.
How the device works
OpticWare has created a device that gently notifies users that they are about to engage in a repetitive behavior. The Keen is a smart bracelet that looks like a fitness belt. Makes users aware of subconscious habits. OpticWare indicates that 84% of users who deal with habits such as hair pulling and nail biting find that the bracelet reduces these behaviors.
Keen works with a mobile app to record repetitive movements such as eye pressing or eye poking. It then makes the user aware of the movement through gentle vibration. This subtle vibration will draw attention to the behavior, allowing the user to make a different choice.
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