Hi there, sorry to hear about your sudden vision loss. I'm also visually impaired with a similar condition as yours.
I'm also a software developer, mainly using Visual Studio, and I use the Windows Magnifier in docked mode at the top of the screen.
My usable vision in my left (bad) eye, is similar to looking through a frosted glass pane, my right eye is better and allows me to use a pc as long as I zoom in on things.
Some things or adjustments I have made:
1) At work and at home I use a 27" 4K monitor. This is so that I can zoom in on things without it becoming terribly blurry. You could go bigger than this, say like a 40", but I've never tried it.
2) I also often wear sunglasses in the office to block some glare from ambient light and from the screen. This dims things quite a bit, but you get used to it. I can touch type, but mostly only the letters on the keyboard, so I sometimes struggle with the punctuation or programming symbols while I have the sunglasses on. I guess I could get a keyboard with backlit keys.
3) At home I use Safari's Reader mode A LOT, this helps reduce clutter, and allows me to zoom text automatically to a standard font and size. I always joke by saying I wish the web would go back to black on white html :)
4) I take a daily vitamin called Ocuvite, formulated with Lutein.
As for day to day development tasks, it's not that bad, however, it's important that you make your condition aware to your colleagues, so that they can understand and accommodate you. Whenever I go over to someones desk to look at something on their PC, they will almost always zoom in for me to see.
During meetings or presentations, I stand right up against the side of the TV or projector screen.
At the risk of rambling on too much, I hope you find what works for you!
I'm also a software developer, mainly using Visual Studio, and I use the Windows Magnifier in docked mode at the top of the screen.
My usable vision in my left (bad) eye, is similar to looking through a frosted glass pane, my right eye is better and allows me to use a pc as long as I zoom in on things.
Some things or adjustments I have made:
1) At work and at home I use a 27" 4K monitor. This is so that I can zoom in on things without it becoming terribly blurry. You could go bigger than this, say like a 40", but I've never tried it.
2) I also often wear sunglasses in the office to block some glare from ambient light and from the screen. This dims things quite a bit, but you get used to it. I can touch type, but mostly only the letters on the keyboard, so I sometimes struggle with the punctuation or programming symbols while I have the sunglasses on. I guess I could get a keyboard with backlit keys.
3) At home I use Safari's Reader mode A LOT, this helps reduce clutter, and allows me to zoom text automatically to a standard font and size. I always joke by saying I wish the web would go back to black on white html :)
4) I take a daily vitamin called Ocuvite, formulated with Lutein.
As for day to day development tasks, it's not that bad, however, it's important that you make your condition aware to your colleagues, so that they can understand and accommodate you. Whenever I go over to someones desk to look at something on their PC, they will almost always zoom in for me to see.
During meetings or presentations, I stand right up against the side of the TV or projector screen.
At the risk of rambling on too much, I hope you find what works for you!
Cheers