Crossing the Road

Marcus knows what all the road signs mean, but he has to come up really close to see some of them properly. He has been learning to use his monocular to read the street names. He can focus the monocular on the green man at the traffic lights to see when it safe to cross the road.

Marcus has also been learning where to look so he can see traffic coming and cross the road safely using his peripheral vision. In the spot where the annoying truck is always parked, he stands at the edge of the truck nearest the traffic and looks for cars from there.

If Marcus keeps his eyes too still, he sometimes misses seeing cars. He needs to scan side to side with his eyes and his head, as well as listen, to make sure the road is clear.

Sometimes Amanda gets Marcus to close his eyes and practise using his hearing to judge whether it is a safe time to cross the road. Marcus' heart always beats a bit faster when he has to do this.

Amanda has been to Marcus' school to tell the kids in his class about low vision. They wore low vision simulators while playing hide-and-seek in the playground.